On: Seas Are Rising at Fastest Rate in Last 28 Centuri...

[vixen99]

Actually "scientists reconstructed the level of the sea over time and confirmed that it is most likely rising faster than at any point in 28 centuries, with the rate of increase growing sharply over the past century"

'Confirmed it is most likely' is stronger than 'most likely'?

[shawabawa3 → vixen99]

It's a bit awkwardly worded but what they mean is this:

The hypothesis was that the sea is rising faster

The scientists confirmed the hypothesis, for some level of accuracy

That level of accuracy is "most likely"