sea-levels

If either of these icesheets were to melt significantly, sea levels could rise by an order of metres (many feet), drowning coastal cities.

If either of these ice sheets were to melt significantly, sea levels could rise by an order of meters (many feet), drowning coastal cities.

Greenland is the focus of many researchers trying to determine how much its melting ice may raise sea levels.

These sheets sequester a great deal of water, causing sea levels to plunge and exposing the land bridge across the Bering Strait.

With just a mouse click on the computer, researchers can gauge how much land would be lost at various sea levels, and where.

Sea levels would have risen at least 20 per cent faster since the 1950s, if no new reservoirs had been built.

An expert at the administration, Liu Kexiu, said the rising sea levels were a result of global warming.

Forum leaders said they wanted Ban to see firsthand the adverse impact of climate change and the rise of sea levels on their island nations.

But it did not destabilise the ice sheet or provide a new reason to worry about rising sea levels.

Even if it meant nothing for sea levels, though, a melting Arctic (see video-graphic) still means a lot for the ecology of the region.

The melting of an ice shelf, which is merely a floating projection into the sea, would not affect sea levels.

Sea levels predicted for the end of the century would drive the coastline back dramatically, potentially flooding much of the city.

Although initially appealing, the hypothesis of a simple climatic change related to sea levels is insufficient to explain all the data.

Sea levels then rise as the land subsides, leaving the history of the earthquake imprinted in the coral growth patterns.

Issues like ocean acidification, rising sea levels and global warming will not be concerns at the back of our minds.

Although there have been reports of rising sea levels threatening the islands, the sea level has actually lowered in recent decades.

Calculating how fast sea levels will rise over the coming decades is uncertain science, and no one knows how fast the islands can grow.

Melting ice in Greenland freshens the seas near the Arctic and contributes to rising sea levels around the world.

The economic impact of rising sea levels, reduced crop yields, fiercer storms and many other doleful consequences would be devastating.

Other island nations like the Maldives and Kiribati will see their groundwater spoil as sea levels rise.

When it comes to rising sea levels I'm alert but I can't say that I'm particularly alarmed.

Alarming predictions that global warming could cause sea levels to rise 6ft in the next century are wrong, it has emerged.

Years of rising sea levels will also destroy coastal cities like New York and Tokyo .

The first part of his book is a familiar tale of teeming cities, roaring trade, harder-to-get-at oil and rising sea levels.

But these words do not: flood, drought, hurricane, rising sea levels, bursting levees.

But if they were to occur, they could contribute to a much larger rise in sea levels.

So far, the rising sea levels, dying corals and spreading algal blooms are only minor distractions for most people.

Some climate models predict subtle changes. Others forecast rising sea levels which could flood coastal areas around the world.

Over the past decade there have been large variations in the projected increase in global temperatures and sea levels over the coming years.

With the degradation of the environment, notably scarcity of resources and rising sea levels, conflict between countries will increase.

The formation and subsequent melting of glaciers, which caused sea levels to fall and then rise, was the most probable cause.

The findings, published in Science, should ease concerns that melting Greenland ice could raise sea levels by a metre or more this century.

In a 2007 report, scientists working for the United Nations concluded sea levels could rise by 18 to 59 cm by the end of this century.

For starters, if the coldest parts of Antarctica begin to melt in earnest, global sea levels could rise many feet.

In the lifetime of people already born, vast amounts will have to be spent on protection from rising sea levels.

Elevations of sulfurous layers in acid sulfate soils: What do they indicate about sea levels during the Holocene in eastern Australia?

As sea levels rise due to global warming, the physical map of the planet will need to be redrawn .

But local sea levels, then and now, do not give a true picture of the global average sea level, which is what really matters.

The reason for the rapid change in the predicted rise in sea levels is a rapid increase in the information available.

A rise in sea levels and extensive losses in biodiversity are just two of a range of likely impacts.

But at plenty of other points in the geological record, sea levels have been extremely volatile.

Researchers made the prediction after studying corals, which show rings of growth from which past sea levels can be inferred.

Ironically, mangrove forests are threatened by rising sea levels and increasingly strong storms which result from a warmer climate.

Not long after this, warming climate and melting ice raised sea levels sharply so that the land-bridge to Asia flooded once again.

Their habitat is shrinking as massive developments, deforestation, and rising sea levels threaten the Kushiro marshland.

When sea levels rise, the ground in parts of NYC will be swallowed up, leaving skyscrapers as pillars in the water.

Indeed, expansion is now raising sea levels by at least 10-20cm per century (they rose about 30cm in the 20th century).

The study by SCAR suggested that sea levels could rise by up to 1. 4m by 2100 if the Antarctic ice began to melt.

Earlier, the talks opened with calls for action to avoid rising damage from floods, droughts, heatwaves and rising sea levels.

It said floods from rising sea levels could displace up to 100m people.

The fact is that sea levels have risen along the NSW coast by more than 20cm over the last century.

If it melts, sea levels will rise by nearly seven meters.

In low-lying areas, people will watch the steady retreat of Arctic ice, a precursor to rising sea levels, with increasing apprehension.

Rising sea levels and extreme events like storm surges and cyclones are likely to damage buildings, roads and other infrastructure.

Global sea levels can change by more than 100 metres in only tens of thousands of years as land ice accumulates or melts.

In the UK, the most significant impact would be rising sea levels and inland flooding.

This effect, they say, is raising average temperatures and sea levels as the polar ice caps recede.

Glaciers melt, sea levels rising global warming, accelerate the species' extinctions.

EVEN if they do not live in the Maldives or Bangladesh, most people can appreciate the seriousness of rising sea levels.

River flows will change and rising sea levels will increase the frequency of airports, roads and tunnels flooding, it said.

Even that much warming would require a massive effort to adapt to weather extremes and rising sea levels, which needs to start now.

Ice-cap melting, rises in sea levels, flooding, cyclones and storms will be an inevitable consequence.

A Summary of Drake's Latest Update 'Arrests, Extraterrestrials, Sea Levels & Prosperity Funds'

Due to climate change, rising sea levels are threatening low costal areas and small islands.

Increased temperatures will also cause the polar ice-caps to melt, raising sea levels, and flooding coastal areas.

It also preserves a huge amount of information about past temperatures, rainfall and sea levels.

Climate change believers and skeptics agree that plans for coastal and low-lying areas must adapt to rising sea levels.

If world temperatures continue to increase this will bring rising sea levels, the impact of which could be serious for Europe.

The US is particularly sensitive to desertification, rising sea levels, and extreme weather.

If sea levels rise, it means some parts of land will submerge under water.

If rising sea levels swamp the land (which is already encased in concrete), Japan loses its claim to the EEZ.

Ten of the developing world's 15 largest cities are in low-lying coastal areas vulnerable to rising sea levels or coastal surges.

In the longer term, they fear that rises in sea levels will wash them off the map.

The predicted results: an eventual melting of polar ice caps, rises in sea levels and shifts in climate patterns.

Rising sea levels could put Shanghai and large slabs of the prosperous coast under water.

Glaciers are melting, sea levels are rising, cloud forests are drying, and wildlife is scrambling to keep pace.

You've probably heard about the global warming song and dance : rising temperatures, melting ice caps and rising sea levels.

This reflected the low sea levels resulting from successive ice ages, according to Chris Stringer, a Natural History Museum palaeontologist.

China and India are among those who have recognised their vulnerability to rises in sea levels and glacial melting.

And in the first of a new series, we investigate the effect of rising sea levels on the low lying Pacific islands of Kiribati.

This evolved into two types after a group colonised Sumatra via glacial land bridges, and then became cut off as sea levels rose.

The sea levels were dropping. And Africa was turning into desert.

It's possible that the fly lived during a period when sea levels were much lower there than they now are.

If all of the Antarctic ice melted, sea levels around the world would rise about 61 meters .

The Maldives, located southwest of Sri Lanka, has become a vocal campaigner in the battle to halt rising sea levels.

The melting of Greenland's ice sheet is accelerating, threatening an increasing rise in sea levels.

is raising average temperatures and sea levels as the polar ice caps recede.

Civilization on Champala originated in long strips of coastline, where sea levels fluctuated wildly with the tides.

Kopp's team reconstructed the sea levels in the last interglacial period, around 125, 000 years ago.

If all the ice on Greenland were to melt into the North Atlantic Ocean, global sea levels would rise by about 21. 3 feet (6. 5 meters).

If all the ice on Greenland were to melt into the North Atlantic Ocean, global sea levels would rise by about 21. 3 feet (6. 5 meters).

But, on the positive side, rising sea levels will open up new areas for fishing and oil and gas exploration.

The fate of these ice packs will have a significant impact on future sea levels.

Changes in land-levels due to coastal subsidence or geological movements can also affect local sea-levels.

Ice will vanish from Arctic summers and some mountain tops, permafrost will become impermanent, sea levels will keep rising.

If it and the West Antarctic Ice Sheet melt, sea levels will rise five to 10 meters, displacing half a billion inhabitants.

Temperatures increased by as much as seven degrees centigrade in a hundred years, and sea levels rose by over 300 feet (or 100 metres).

poor-quality plastic, the colors formed of pure skin, viscosity melt and sea levels rise.

We will experience extreme temperatures, rises in sea levels, and storms of unimaginable destructive fury.

The report says sea levels could rise by up to 2 meters by 2100, and rise at 5 to 10 times that rate over following centuries.

The report says sea levels could rise by up to 2 meters by 2100, and rise at 5 to 10 times that rate over following centuries.

Droughts could strike, icecaps melt, rising sea levels might drown us.

Already, sea levels are estimated to rise by 1 to 2 meters by the end of this century.

Venice has long been sinking, but rising sea levels have made the situation more dire.

Scientists fear that rising sea levels caused by global warming will exacerbate the problem in coming decades.

In addition, sea ice can block glaciers on land from falling into the ocean, so its loss could raise sea levels.

as sea levels rise, salination will worsen in the Mekong delta in Vietnam at the far end of its 5, 000km (3, 200-mile) length.

Every drop of water that melts from the ice flows into the ocean, raising sea levels.

Rising sea levels threaten every coastline.

If the polar ice-caps melt and sea-levels rise, many areas of the world will be flooded.

If the polar ice-caps melt and sea-levels rise, many areas of the world will be flooded.

The chart shows sea levels at three locations in Europe over the past 300 years.

Meltwater will drive up world sea levels by an average of 12 centimetres (five inches) by 2100, says the study.

Meltwater will drive up world sea levels by an average of 12 centimeters (five inches) by 2100, says the study.

The moon's pull on Earth raises and lowers sea levels in the form of tides.

The discomfort I will feel when sea levels rise or storms intensify may be decades away.

The rising sea levels make it harder for their hatchlings to grow.

A warmer global climate melts the ice caps, raising sea levels.

Since sea-ice is already in the water, its melting has little effect on sea levels.

The loss of ice shelves does not raise sea levels significantly because the ice is floating and already mostly submerged by the ocean.

The loss of ice shelves does not raise sea levels significantly because the ice is floating and already mostly submerged by the ocean.

That is, if the storms, droughts, rising sea levels and mass extinctions of species are to remain within "manageable" limits.

Sea levels are rising in part because land-based ice is melting.

The report says sea levels could rise by up to 2 meters by 2100, and rise at 5 to 10 timesatthat rate over following centuries.

the ice sheet or provide a new reason to worry about rising sea levels.

It is feared that rising sea levels could submerge the country this century.

Large-scale human migrations in response to rising sea levels and other climate-induced stresses will impoverish many people.

Sea levels shot up nearly 400 feet, flooding coastal settlements and forcing people to migrate inland.

If global warming melts the world's ice, then sea levels will rise.

Sea levels are rising and the loss of ice coverage in the North Polar region continues to increase annually.

Sea levels are rising and the loss of ice coverage in the North Polar region continues to increase annually.

Indeed, scientists now reckon that sea levels will rise by between 50cm and 100cm by 2100, unless action is taken to curb climate change.

Sea levels are rising globally by 3 millimetres on average.

We've managed pretty well as a species in the past century, so, rising sea levels are " a problem we can deal with. "

How fast have sea levels been rising?

The concern is that as polar ice caps melt, sea levels rise and threaten low-lying areas.

Many of their major cities, such as Shanghai, Mumbai, Rio de Janeiro and St Petersburg, are vulnerable to rising sea levels.

If we look at the recent past, we see a continuing rise in sea levels.

A rise in sea levels.

In the worst-case scenario, temperatures rose by 3. 5 degrees Celsius by 2100 and sea levels by 30 centimetres.

In the worst-case scenario, temperatures rose by 3. 5 degrees Celsius by 2100 and sea levels by 30 centimetres.

The fear is that beyond 2C or so, warming and rising sea levels may be impossible to halt. Even if we cut our emissions to zero.

Sea levels have risen by 20 centimetres (8 inches) in the past century.

According to one, sea-levels could rise by approximately 1. 3 metres by 2100.

This 'thermal expansion' alone will cause sea levels to rise by 11 centimetres by 2100, predicts the study led by Meehl.

In the past 50 years, sea levels rose by between 1-2. 5 millimetres each year.

As sea-levels rise, for example, the IPCC warns that 35m refugees could flee Bangladesh's flooded delta by 2050.

It is this melting ice that is raising sea levels much faster than had been expected.

That would portend increased flows of glacial ice from Antarctica and a rise in global sea levels, endangering low-lying land areas

sea levels are rising at the rate of almost 2mm a year;

sea levels are rising at the rate of almost 2mm a year;

Escape From Rising Sea Levels With a Pixelated City in the Sky

The global financial capital may face flooding from rising sea levels as a result of climate change

sea levels could rise by an order of meters (many feet)

The WWF says the melting of the Greenland and West Antarctica ice sheets will cause sea levels to rise more than one meter by 2100

Impact of remote oceanic forcing on Gulf of Alaska sea levels and mesoscale circulation

These impacts would include rising sea levels; changes in ocean salinity

Physiological research on Tibetan and Chinese young people in the different sea - levels

The speed of the glaciers affects our sea levels

Rising sea levels will 'engulf' Pearl River Delta

Rising sea levels will 'engulf' Pearl River Delta

Study: Global Warming May Raise Sea Levels

The rise in sea levels predictedas a consequence of global warming

Cities at Risk from Rising Sea Levels