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World's melting glaciers making large contribution to sea rise
2013-05-16 21:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: While 99 percent of Earth's land ice is locked up in the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, the remaining ice in the world's glaciers contributed just as much to sea rise as the two ice sheets combined from 2003 to 2009, says a new study led by Clark University and involving the University Colorado Boulder. The new research found that all glacial regions lost mass from 2003 to 2009, with the biggest ice losses occurring in Arctic Canada, Alaska, coastal Greenland, the southern Andes and the Himalayas....
EU Ice2sea report offers new estimates of sea level rise
2013-05-16 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Summit Voice: After four years of studies and more than 150 peer-reviewed papers, The EU-funded ice2sea program has concluded that melting ice may not contribute as much to sea level rise as some other studies have suggested. Under a moderate greenhouse gas emissions scenario, the contribution from continental ice will likely amount to between 3.5 and 36.8 centimeters (1.4 to 14.5 inches) by 2100, the program`s leaders said this week, unveiling a new report that summarizes their research. The report is online...
Sea levels may rise 69 centimeters until 2100 on ice melt
2013-05-15 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Sea levels may rise as much as 69 centimeters (27 inches) through 2100 as water temperatures rise, glaciers melt in the Andes and Himalayas and ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica shed water, European scientists said. The new estimate exceeds a previous forecast of as much as 59 centimeters by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in 2007, which didnt fully account for the effects of melting ice, researchers with the independent Ice2sea project of 24 institutions in Europe...
Sea levels are rising - but how quickly?
2013-05-15 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: A deep sea mission of genuine exploration Legacy of Britain's great flood Can UK science navigate around the Valley of Death Is graphene really a wonder-material? Scientists are warning that the level of the sea may rise by slightly more than previously forecast - but they also say that the very worst predictions look much less likely. Confused? If so, you're not alone. The future of sea level rise is one of the most important questions in climate science because so many millions around...
'Best estimate' for impact of melting ice on sea level rise
2013-05-15 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Researchers have published their most advanced calculation for the likely impact of melting ice on global sea levels. The EU-funded team says the ice sheets and glaciers could add 36.8cm to the oceans by 2100. Adding in other factors, sea levels could rise by up to 69cm, higher than previous predictions. The researchers say there is a very small chance that the seas around Britain could rise by a metre. The last Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report was highly detailed...
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