Sea Level Rise
Exceptional rise in ancient sea levels revealedScienceDaily.com | 06 Jun 2012Since the end of the last ice age 21,000 years ago, our planet has seen ocean levels rise by 120 meters to reach their current levels. This increase has not been constant, rather punctuated by rapid accelerations, linked to massive outburst floods from the ice caps. The largest increase, known by paleoclimatologists as 'Melt-Water Pulse 1A', proved to be enigmatic in many respects.
Climate Change | Research | Sea Level Rise Is California preparing for climate change?ScienceDaily.com | 04 Jun 2012A majority of California's coastal planners and resource managers now view the threats from climate change as sufficiently likely that practical steps on the ground need to be taken to protect against growing threats, according to results from a new survey.
Climate Change | Sea Level Rise Sea-level rises 'may not be as high as worst-case scenarios have predicted'Guardian Unlimited | 03 May 2012Sea-level rises are unlikely to be as high as worst-case scenarios have forecasted, suggests new research which shows that Greenland's glaciers are slipping into the sea more slowly than was previously thought. But the scientists warned that ice loss still sped up by 30% and is driving rises in sea levels that endanger low-lying coasts around the world.
Research | Sea Level Rise Tanzania: Zanzibar Strives to Protect Forests, CoastAllAfrica.com | 22 Apr 2012[Daily News] Zanzibar - Zanzibar department of environment with support from Norway has organized a workshop to raise awareness on the impact of climate change on the islands and forests.
Greenland ice melt seen at lower temperatures: studyReuters | 11 Mar 2012LONDON (Reuters) - The complete melt of the Greenland ice sheet could occur at lower global temperatures than previously thought, a study in the journal Nature Climate Change showed on Sunday, increasing the threat and severity of a rise in sea level.
Climate Change Simultaneous ice melt in Antarctic and ArcticScienceDaily.com | 02 Dec 2011A new article shows that the two hemispheres attained their maximum ice sheet size at nearly the same time and started melting 19,000 years ago. This simultaneous melting was presumably caused by changes in the global sea level and deepwater circulation in the Atlantic Ocean.
Climate Change | Sea Level Rise Some Antarctic ice is forming from bottomScienceDaily.com | 03 Mar 2011Scientists working in the remotest part of Antarctica have discovered that liquid water locked deep under the continent's coat of ice regularly thaws and refreezes to the bottom, creating as much as half the thickness of the ice in places, and actively modifying its structure. The finding, which turns common perceptions of glacial formation upside down, could reshape scientists' understanding of how the ice sheet expands and moves, and how it might react to warming climate, they say.
Antarctica | Climate Change | Ice Cap and Glacial Melting | Research