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Global Ice Volume: Glacier Measurements Shed Light On Sea Level Rise
Huffington Post
Compared with the potential sea level rise from the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, the volume of land-based glaciers is relatively small, Huss said. For example, completely melting the Greenland ice sheet would add 23 feet (7 meters) to the
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While sea ice grows, Antarctica sheds land ice
Register
That recalibration, he says, puts the Antarctic’s current contribution to sea level rise at the “lower end of the ice-melt spectrum”, he said. However, “the parts of Antarctica that are losing mass most rapidly are seeing accelerated mass loss and this
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Sea flood woe for suburbs
TheMercury.com.au
Ms O’Connor said the allowances would ensure that all land use planning for Tasmania’s coastal areas allowed for a sea level rise of 0.2 metres by 2050 and 0.8 metres by 2100 relative to 2010 levels. “A sea level rise planning allowance aims to
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Hocker, Eakle battle for SD 20
Cape Gazette
Hocker: Sealevel rise is being debated. I have lived here all my life and own property in two waterways and have seen little change in 50-plus years. We need to make every landowner aware of what is predicted and the risk is at their expense unless it
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Web 3 new results for SEA LEVEL RISE
Study reveals ice melt impact on sea level rise – ABC News
A new study has revealed Antarctic ice melt is contributing less to sea level rise than first thought.
www.abc.net.au/news/2012-10-22/sea-level…/4326494
Tasmania announces sea level rise planning allowances
The Tasmanian Government has announced the state’s first sea level allowances and statewide coastal inundation mapping in a bid to offset the.
www.greencareer.net.au/…/tasmania-announces-sea-level-rise-…
Sustainability – Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia
Local government professionals working in coastal areas can now allow for projected sealevel rise when developing new coastal infrastructure or estimating
www.ipwea.org.au/IPWEA/Discussions/ViewThread/?…

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