Article: Jamaica : Protecting coastlines from rising sea levels could cost US$426mn, says NEPA.

Article: Ice shelf the size of Jamaica on the brink of collapse in ...
Cape Times (South Africa);  January 23, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... is still about the size of Jamaica. Once the strip breaks up ... ice shelves does not raise sea levels significantly because the ... change in the rate could affect sea levels, and Antarctica's ice sheets ... water in total to raise world sea levels by 57m. About 190 nations ...

Article: International seabed authority workshop convened in Kingston, ...
Sea Technology;  August 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... International Seabed Authority convened a workshop in Kingston, Jamaica, to examine the technical issues with which the authority ... continuing supply of sand, made more critical in light of rising sea levels, is beyond the economic capacity of most of these small and ...

Article: The `Greenhouse Effect' and Wetlands; EPA Study Says Rising ...
The Washington Post;  August 16, 1988 ;     700+ words ...Rising sea levels caused by the "greenhouse" warming ... expand inland to accommodate rising sea levels, but commercial development and bulkheads ... something to be concerned about." Although sea levels have been rising six inches per century ...

Article: Analyzing Monthly Extreme Sea Levels with a ...
Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology;  May 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... scales of the variability of extreme high sea levels is presented. This model uses a time ... the probability distribution of extreme sea levels. The inclusion of seasonal effects explains ... the statistical distribution of extreme sea levels is of practical importance for many ...

Article: Sea levels rising too fast for Thames Barrier
The Independent - London;  March 22, 2008 ;     700+ words ...A fear that sea levels will rise far faster than predicted ... scientists are concerned that rapidly rising sea levels could significantly shorten the expected ... designed in the 1970s, global average sea levels were rising at about 1.8 millimetres ...

Article: A sinking feeling; Climate change.(Rising sea ...
The Economist (US);  March 14, 2009 ;     700+ words ...Sea levels are rising twice as fast as had been ... environmental experts announced that sea levels appear to be rising almost twice as rapidly ... rapid change in the predicted rise in sea levels is a rapid increase in the information ...

Article: Rising Sea Levels Cause Concern
Xinhua News Agency;  April 12, 2001 ;     486 words ... ... alarmed for the first time the rising sea levels around China, urging the authorities ... past three years become vulnerable as sea levels reach record levels, said the administration ... its kind. Affected by global weather, sea levels around China, as in other areas, have ...