Researchers uncovered the mystery behind the rapid sea level rise in the past

Researchers uncovered the mystery behind the rapid sea level rise in the past Balkans.com Business News Researchers from the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom have uncovered the mystery behind the rapid sea level rise in the past by using climate and ice sheet models. Funded in part by a Marie Curie Action grant under the EU’s Seventh Framework … See all stories on this topic »

Man-made salt marshes fail to meet European demands on plants-study Orlando Sentinel The south of England is naturally subsiding into the sea, meaning that it is already experiencing coastal erosion similar to that predicted for many other regions of the world this century because of sea level rise. “In the face of rising sea levels … See all stories on this topic »

Coastal Federation members not discouraged by sea–level rise bill Lumina News The North Carolina Coastal Federation presented a summary of the 2012 North Carolina General Assembly Thursday to its members and guests with a focus on the highly publicized sea–level rise bill. Rob Lamme, lobbyist for the NCCF, showed several … See all stories on this topic » Lumina News

How Broward County is Tackling Climate Change Natural Resources Defense Council (blog) The low-lying nature of much of the county, in addition to its proximity to the Atlantic Ocean, makes it extremely vulnerable to sea level rise. According to an analysis by Climate Central, Broward County is second only to Miami-Dade County in terms of … See all stories on this topic » Natural Resources Defense Council (blog)

Nature of Antarctica’s ice sheet revealed Voxy Small changes in the temperature of the Southern Ocean can contribute to far-reaching changes on the Antarctic ice sheet that could lead to future sea–level rise, new research from Victoria University has found. The researchers have revealed that sea … See all stories on this topic »

Scientists want to weigh the ocean DVICE Figuring out precisely how much the ocean weighs will help us to model sea level rise, and so some oceanographers want to go drop a scale into the Pacific and see what it says. The ocean fills a bit and empties a bit every year in a seasonal cycle … See all stories on this topic » DVICE

Councillors ‘gagged’ on policies Northern Star Along with the impact the bill could have on beaches, Ms Faehrmann claimed there were also “serious questions” being raised about the North Coast councils’ ability to plan for a sea level rise in a sensible manner and the potential for increased … See all stories on this topic »