Thursday, November 8, 2012

Research reveals why sea levels are rising faster than previously feared

Environmental News Network: Sea levels are rising faster than expected from global warming and new research is said to reveal the reasons why. The last official IPCC report in 2007 projected a global sea level rise between 0.2 and 0.5 meters by the year 2100. But current sea-level rise measurements meet or exceed the high end of that range and suggest a rise of one meter or more by the end of the century. University of Colorado geologist Bill Hay explained: "What's missing from the models used to forecast sea-level rise...

URL: http://www.enn.com/climate/article/45170?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ClimateChangeNews-Enn+%28Climate+Change+News+-+ENN%29

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