Melting Ice Added 11 Millimeters to Seas Over Two Decades

Bloomberg: Oceans worldwide rose by an average of about 11 millimeters (0.43 inches) from 1992 to 2011 as ice sheets near both poles melted, according to an article to be published tomorrow in the journal Science. Researchers evaluated multiple sets of satellite data from the past 20 years to measure the effect of melting ice near the Earth's poles, said Ian Joughin, a professor at the University of Washington and an author of the article. The results paint a more accurate picture of climate change than studies...

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