Greenland's rapidly melting ice sheet will eventually raise global sea level by at least 10.6 inches (27 centimeters)—more than twice as much as previously forecast—according to a study published Monday.
Earth Sciences
Aug 29, 2022
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A new study suggests the Western Antarctic Ice Sheet is less stable than researchers once thought. As in the past, its collapse in the future is likely.
Earth Sciences
Feb 3, 2020
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A new study led by the University of Siegen (Germany) finds an acceleration in sea-level rise starting in the 1960s that can be linked to changes in Southern Hemispheric westerly winds. The study, published on August 5 in ...
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Aug 6, 2019
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Scientists have known for over a decade that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet has been losing mass and contributing to sea level rise.
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May 5, 2017
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Hotter summers may not be as catastrophic for the Greenland ice sheet as previously feared and may actually slow down the flow of glaciers, according to new research.
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Jan 26, 2011
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An international study led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) scientists found that the global mean sea-level rise could exceed 1 meter by 2100 and 5 meters by 2300 if global targets on emissions ...
Environment
May 8, 2020
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Within this century already, due to Antarctica alone, global sea level might rise up to three times as much as it did in the last century. This is a finding of an exceptionally comprehensive comparison of state-of-the-art ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 13, 2020
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Ice losses from Antarctica have increased global sea levels by 7.6 mm since 1992, with two fifths of this rise (3.0 mm) coming in the last five years alone.
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Jun 13, 2018
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Sea levels around Antarctica have been rising a third faster than the global average, a clear sign of high meltwater runoff from the continent's icesheet, scientists said on Sunday.
Earth Sciences
Aug 31, 2014
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Rain fell at the highest point on Greenland's ice sheet—possibly for the first time—in an event Danish scientists on Monday said was most likely driven by climate change.
Environment
Aug 23, 2021
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