Global sea level could rise 8 feet by 2100
Sea level in the Northeast and in some other US regions could rise significantly faster than the global average. Moreover, in a worst-case scenario, global sea level could rise by about 8 feet by 2100,...
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Scientists find answer to Ice Age’s Laurentide paradox
Scientists have figured out an Ice Age paradox and their findings add to mounting evidence that climate change could bring higher seas than most models predict. Small spikes in the temperature of the...
View ArticleWhen should climate prompt us to abandon land?
An ever-changing climate can put certain regions in the crosshairs of coastal flooding, heavy rain, erosion, and other risks. Now scientists have charted landscapes to clarify when and how to implement...
View Article1 in 5 people could be a refugee by 2100
In the year 2100, 2 billion people—about one-fifth of the world’s population—could become refugees due to rising ocean levels. Those who once lived on coastlines will face displacement and resettlement...
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To find how fast Greenland is melting, look at the past
Analyzing Greenland’s past temperatures will aid scientists in assessing how quickly the island’s vast ice sheet is melting, new research suggests. The ice sheet has been shrinking since 1900 and the...
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Clam fossils show rising sea levels boost parasites
New research suggests that parasitic infections could increase in the next century due to rising sea levels caused by climate change. In 2014, a team of researchers found that clams from the Holocene...
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East Coast ‘hot spots’ speed up sea level rise
New research suggests that sea level rise “hot spots”—bursts of accelerated sea rise that last three to five years—occur along the East Coast of the United States because of two naturally occurring...
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Sea levels rose in bursts during past global warming
During the period of global warming at the close of the last ice age, Earth’s sea level did not rise steadily but rather in sharp, punctuated bursts when the planet’s glaciers melted, researchers...
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Sea levels could bring greater storm damage to NYC
A warming climate that causes rising sea levels could lead to greater future storm damage to New York City, new research suggests. The research also finds, however, that the paths of stronger future...
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Ancient ice sheet melted quicker than we thought
A warming climate reduced the mass of the Cordilleran Ice Sheet by about half in as few as 500 years, new research suggests. The finding could indicate what’s coming for the Greenland Ice Sheet in the...
View ArticleRebuilding after tsunami helped segregate Banda Aceh
In 2004, a tsunami devastated much of the Indonesian city of Banda Aceh. New research identifies an unfortunate result of the reconstruction: lower-income residents are now disproportionately exposed...
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Rising sea levels already altering tides in Chesapeake Bay
Researchers have found evidence that sea-level rise is already affecting high and low tides in both the Chesapeake and Delaware bays, two large estuaries of the eastern United States. The team combined...
View ArticleThese glaciers may team up and cause faster melting
A large and potentially unstable Antarctic glacier may be melting farther inland than previously thought, according to new research. This melting could affect the stability of another large glacier...
View Article1 in 5 people could be a refugee by 2100
In the year 2100, 2 billion people—about one-fifth of the world’s population—could become refugees due to rising ocean levels. Those who once lived on coastlines will face displacement and resettlement...
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To find how fast Greenland is melting, look at the past
Analyzing Greenland’s past temperatures will aid scientists in assessing how quickly the island’s vast ice sheet is melting, new research suggests. The ice sheet has been shrinking since 1900 and the...
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Clam fossils show rising sea levels boost parasites
New research suggests that parasitic infections could increase in the next century due to rising sea levels caused by climate change. In 2014, a team of researchers found that clams from the Holocene...
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East Coast ‘hot spots’ speed up sea level rise
New research suggests that sea level rise “hot spots”—bursts of accelerated sea rise that last three to five years—occur along the East Coast of the United States because of two naturally occurring...
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Sea levels rose in bursts during past global warming
During the period of global warming at the close of the last ice age, Earth’s sea level did not rise steadily but rather in sharp, punctuated bursts when the planet’s glaciers melted, researchers...
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Sea levels could bring greater storm damage to NYC
A warming climate that causes rising sea levels could lead to greater future storm damage to New York City, new research suggests. The research also finds, however, that the paths of stronger future...
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Ancient ice sheet melted quicker than we thought
A warming climate reduced the mass of the Cordilleran Ice Sheet by about half in as few as 500 years, new research suggests. The finding could indicate what’s coming for the Greenland Ice Sheet in the...
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