Experts: sea levels rising faster than expected

Experts: sea levels rising faster than expected IceNews American researchers have claimed that the rise of sea level may be happening at twice the rate previously thought. The news comes via a newly released study conducted by geologists from the University of Colorado in Boulder. The report says that sea … See all stories on this topic » IceNews

$1.24 billion needed to rescue Saigon from flooding VietNamNet Bridge VietNamNet Bridge – By 2070, there will be nearly 10,000 hectares, 257,000 people, 1,494 km of roads and many production facilities, industrial parks being flooded due to high tides and the sea level rise, according to a workshop assessing the risk of … See all stories on this topic » VietNamNet Bridge

UM Professor Finds Greenland Absorbs Large Amounts Of Melt The Roundup Scientists know that sea level currently rises about 3.2 mm per year, with about half of that rise comes from melting ice around the world. Researchers estimate that 20 to 40 percent of that new water comes from Greenland. Harper led a team of … See all stories on this topic »

Can US adapt to surging storms in time to avert coastal damage? Alaska Dispatch Along the US East Coast, where Sandy and last year’s hurricane Irene left chaos in their wakes, a perfect storm of rising sea levels and coastal development is brewing. Forty-two percent of the dry land up to one meter above sea level is already … See all stories on this topic »

The Moral of Sandy Project Syndicate Consider sea–level rise, which caused by far the most damage in New York. Models show that the world’s most ambitious climate policy, the EU’s “20-20-20” plan, will have a net cost of roughly $250 billion a year for the rest of the century, or about … See all stories on this topic » Project Syndicate

Tell Us: Is this Extreme Weather a Symptom of Climate Change? Patch.com A study funded by the Rhode Island Sea Grant, found that the sea level around the East Bay has increased eight inches since 1930. By 2100, the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council said to expect three to five feet of sea level rise. See all stories on this topic »

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