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1. IN HOT WATER.

Subjects
*CLIMATE change research, *GLOBAL warming & the environment, *SEA level & the environment, *GREENHOUSE gases & the environment, *OCEAN
Abstract

The article offers information on several aspects associated with an association of climate change on the rise in the ocean level. The topics addressed include details on the climate models which had consistently projected larger increases in ocean temperatures than those detected in observational studies, a source of frustration to climate scientists.

Published
2019

2. As Seas Rise, Millions Cling to Borrowed Time and Dying Land.

Author

HARRIS, GARDINER

Subjects
*SEA level & the environment, *EFFECT of human beings on climate change, *CLIMATE change, *GREENHOUSE gases & the environment, *GROUNDWATER, *ETHICS
Abstract

The article discusses the impact of climate change on sea levels and predictions that nations including the Maldives, Kiribati, and Bangladesh will lose much of their land area and citizens will be displaced. Topics discussed include the role of greenhouse gas emissions and other alleged human causes of climate change, the use of groundwater in Bangladesh and how this contributes to rising sea levels, and the social justice aspects of climate change.

Published
2014

3. Vulnerable Airports Swamped.

Author

HIROKO TABUCHI

Subjects
*AIRPORTS & the environment, *CLIMATE change, *SEA level & the environment, *GLOBAL warming & the environment, *GREENHOUSE gases & the environment, *FLOOD control, *SEA-walls
Abstract

The article looks at the crisis facing low-lying airports around the world as sea levels rise and extreme weather brought about by climate change. It forecasts greenhouse gas emissions from international air travel by 2050 and discusses potential effects of global warming on the aviation industry. It highlights initiatives of airports in defense of floods that include installation of flood walls at La Guardia Airport in New York and rainwater pumps at Kansai International Airport in Japan.

Published
2018

4. Global Meeting Planned on Legal Issues Related to Rising Sea Levels -- Call for Papers.

Subjects
*GREENHOUSE gases & the environment, *SEA level & the environment
Abstract

The article reports on the call for papers for the symposium to be conducted by the Columbia University Law School's Center for Climate Change Law in New York in 2012, which will discuss legal issues concerning the rising sea caused by greenhouse gas emissions.

Published
2010

5. PANEL'S WARNING ON CLIMATE RISK: WORST IS TO COME.

Author

GILLIS, JUSTIN

Subjects
*CLIMATE change, *ECONOMICS, *EFFECT of human beings on climate change, *GREENHOUSE gases & the environment, *SEA level & the environment, *FOOD security
Abstract

The article discusses a March 2014 report by the United Nations' (UN) group the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that stated climate change is having an impact on all continents and will continue to worsen unless greenhouse emissions are reduced. Topics discussed include the rising of ocean levels, the threat climate change poses to the world's food supply, and the possibility that climate change will increase poverty around the world.

Published
2014

6. How High Could the Tide Go?

Author

GILLIS, JUSTIN

Subjects
*SEA level & the environment, *FORECASTING, *SEASHELLS, *PLIOCENE Epoch, *GREENHOUSE gases & the environment, *HURRICANE Sandy, 2012
Abstract

The article discusses potential sea level increases due to polar ice melts caused by greenhouse gas emissions, reporting that fossil beaches provide scientists with geologic data that can be used to make predictions about sea levels. Topics include Hurricane Sandy, research financing from the U.S. National Science Foundation, and the testing of seashells to determine sea levels during the Pliocene era.

Published
2013

7. Warming Gets Worse.

Author

Goodell, Jeff

Subjects
*SEA ice, *GLOBAL warming & the environment, *CARBON dioxide & the environment, *METHANE & the environment, *GREENHOUSE gases & the environment, *SEA level & the environment
Abstract

The author reports that ice experts are stunned at new data concerning the speed of Arctic melting. He explains how the melting of rotting debris beneath the ice generates carbon dioxide and discusses the release of methane from melting methane ice. He reports that rising Arctic temperatures will cause a surge in sea levels.

Published
2009

8. Are Humans to Blame? Science Is Out.

Author

GILLIS, JUSTIN

Subjects
*EFFECT of human beings on climate change, *HURRICANE Sandy, 2012, *GREENHOUSE gases & the environment, *HURRICANE damage, *CLIMATE change, *GLOBAL warming, *SEA level & the environment, *CLIMATOLOGY
Abstract

The article reports on the association of human-induced climate change to the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy in October 2012. Climate scientists attribute the storm surge along the Atlantic coast to sea-level rise caused by the greenhouse gas emissions from humans. They believe that the rate of water rise will continue to increase noting that ocean water expands when warm.

Published
2012

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