Article: Earth scientist lectures in Long Beach on rising sea levels and effects on coasts

Article: A sinking feeling; Climate change.(Rising sea levels)
The Economist (US);  March 14, 2009 ;     451 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: DESPITE RISING SEA LEVELS, HISTORY PROJECTS A CONTINUOUS FALL
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society;  May 1, 2008 ;     354 words ...A new study indicates that sea levels worldwide are actually falling, despite...change. The scientists estimate that sea levels have fallen 170 m (560 ft) in the last...crust show the oceans getting deeper and sea levels lowering another 120 m in the next 80...

Article: The `Greenhouse Effect' and Wetlands; EPA Study Says Rising Sea Levels Pose Danger to Wildlife
The Washington Post;  August 16, 1988 ;     515 words ...Rising sea levels caused by the "greenhouse" warming of...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: Rising Sea Levels Cause Concern
Xinhua News Agency;  April 12, 2001 ;     298 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...

Article: Mapping the effects of rising sea levels in the pipeline.
Vietnamese News Agency;  October 30, 2008 ;     245 words ......to flooding in the event of a rise in sea levels is to be drawn up early in 2009 as part...environmental impact resulting from a rise in sea levels, as well as the effects upon socio-economic...would be worst affected by a rise in sea levels. In its report, the World Bank said just...

Article: Flatter oceans caused sea levels to rise in the 1920s
The Hindustan Times;  August 26, 2007 ;     478 words ......and the Pacific oceans may have caused sea levels to suddenly begin rising more quickly...19th and 20th centuries and found that sea levels suddenly began rising more quickly around...a mystery. Warming temperatures boost sea levels in two ways: melting glaciers release...

Article: Sea levels could rise six metres: study
The Hindustan Times;  March 24, 2006 ;     260 words ......quickly than previously thought, boosting sea levels by up to six metres by 2100, according...last time temperatures were that high, sea levels rose by up to six metres, according to...The ice sheets have melted before and sea levels rose. The warmth needed isn't that much...

Article: Studies back fears sea levels are rising rapidly.
Australasian Business Intelligence;  January 31, 2006 ;     168 words ......COMTEX) -- New studies confirm that global sea levels are rising. Scientists have found that sea levels rose in the 20th century and this process...significant. The British report indicates that sea levels could rise by up to five metres over several...

Article: There's no need to panic over threat of rising sea levels, expert assures city.(News)
Cape Argus (South Africa);  November 9, 2006 ;     479 words ......Staff Reporter A predicted sharp rise in sea levels could pose a serious threat to Cape Town...Environmental Programme (UNEP) this week said sea levels along the African coast could rise by...Peter Johnston said that the rise in sea levels was expected in Cape Town and that South...

Article: Global sea levels set to rise above IPCC forecast.(Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change)(Brief article)
Geographical;  June 1, 2008 ;     167 words ......melting ice caps will cause average global sea levels to rise much higher than the forecasts...that linked temperatures with data on sea levels for the past 2,000 years, Finnish oceanographer...Laboratory in Liverpool, predicted that global sea levels could rise by up to 1.5 metres ...

Article: Sea levels could rise by up to one-and-a-half meters by end of 21st century
The Hindustan Times;  April 16, 2008 ;     424 words ......scientific analysis has suggested that sea levels could rise by up to one-and-a-half meters...computer model linking temperatures to sea levels for the last two millennia. It suggests...forecast of an average rise in global sea levels of 28-43cm by 2100 is too conservative...

Article: Sea levels rising too fast for Thames Barrier
The Independent - London;  March 22, 2008 ;     488 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: Concern grows over sea levels.(News)
The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland);  October 16, 1998 ;     127 words ......the impact of global warming on world sea levels, new research from Antarctica suggests...The idea that global warming causes sea levels to rise by melting polar ice is a popular...estimated this thermal expansion will elevate sea levels by 40cm, enough to submerge many populated...

Article: Rise in sea levels 'underestimated'.
The Mail on Sunday (London, England);  February 17, 2002 ;     117 words ...COASTLINES face a greater threat from rising sea levels than previously thought. New research...melting glaciers could increase global sea levels by 0.65 feet or more over the next 100...other processes such as ocean warming, sea levels could by then be potentially disastrous...