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Research reveals how fast-moving glaciers might affect sea level rise
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Oxford [UK], October 17 (ANI): Sea levels are rising as a result of climate change due to ocean expansion and ice melting on land. Sea level rise in the near future will be influenced by a number of factors, some of which include how frequently glaciers calve. These happen when big chunks of
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Researchers warn Antarctica's ice shelves can melt at accelerated rate
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 14 (ANI): Researchers have warned that Antarctica's ice shelves may be melting at an accelerated rate, which could eventually contribute to a more rapid sea level rise.
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Study finds Antarctic glaciers losing ice at fastest rate for 5,500 years
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 9 (ANI): At the current rate of retreat the vast glaciers, which extend deep into the heart of the ice sheet, could contribute as much as 3.4 metres to global sea-level rise over the next several centuries.
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New method to detect impact of sea level rise
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], August 7 (ANI): A new simple, Inexpensive and fast method to analyse sulfur isotopes, which can be used to help investigate chemical changes in environments such as oceans, and freshwater rivers and lakes, has recently been developed by the University of Adelaide scient
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Scientists develop new method to detect impact of sea level rise
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], August 3 (ANI): University of Adelaide scientists have developed a new simple, inexpensive and fast method to analyse sulfur isotopes, which can be used to help investigate chemical changes in environments such as oceans, and freshwater rivers and lakes.
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Melting ice sheets can be monitored using solar radio signals: Study
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 17 (ANI): A new method for seeing through ice sheets using radio signals from the sun that could enable cheap, low-power and widespread monitoring of ice sheet evolution and contribute to sea-level rise has been found by researchers at Stanford University.
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Solar radio signals could be used to monitor melting ice sheets, study sug
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 14 (ANI): Researchers at Stanford University found a new method for seeing through ice sheets using radio signals from the sun that could enable cheap, low-power and widespread monitoring of ice sheet evolution and contribute to sea-level rise.
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Sea level could rise more than 1 metre by 2100 if emission targets not met
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Potsdam [Germany], May 8 (ANI): Global mean sea-level rise could exceed 1 metre by 2100 and 5 metres by 2300 with unchecked emissions, a survey among 100 leading international experts finds.
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Just 15 years of post-Paris Agreement emissions to lock in 20 cm of sea-le
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Potsdam [Germany], Nov 5 (ANI): Unless governments significantly scale up their emission reduction efforts, the 15 years' worth of emissions released under their current Paris Agreement pledges alone would cause 20 cm of sea-level rise over the longer term, according to new research publishe
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Rising ocean levels could lead to 2 bn refugees by 2100
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 27 (ANI): Climate change is causing sea level rise around the world. According to a recent study, in the year 2100, two billion people - about one-fifth of the world's population - could become climate change refugees due to rising ocean levels.
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Modern day Indian Ocean Monsoon system's abrupt onset
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C, Jul 30 (ANI): A team of researchers has pinpointed the abrupt onset of modern day Indian Ocean Monsoon system, offering some clues to future climate changes and sea-level rise.
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