Book Review Satellites Agree: Sea Level Rise Accelerated Over Last Decade Satellite altimetry: talk about a game-changer! Measurement of the oceans’ sea surface height by satellite altimetry has revolutionized the study…
Climate Change Sea-level Rise Rise Up! Overestimated sea-level rise during the 20th century. Calculating a global average change in sea-level over the twentieth-century is no walk in the park. This study uses a…
Climate Change Glaciers Sea-level Rise Rotten Totten: Why is East Antarctica melting so quickly? Like the West Antarctica Ice Sheet, East Antarctica is home to glaciers thinning at an alarming rate. The east’s Totten…
Climate Change Fisheries Written in bone: what ancient Pacific Cod can tell us about sea level rise and mercury Through biogeochemical analysis, researchers found that mercury levels in ancient Pacific Cod bones peaked at a time of deglaciation and…
Climate Change Sea-level Rise A Leap in Sea-level Along the East Coast of North America From 2009-2010, the Northeast coast of North America experienced approximately four inches of sea-level rise, quite the departure from the…
Climate Change Coastal Management Human impacts Modeling Sea-level Rise Salty Rice: Tasty Treat, or Damaging Effect of Sea Level Rise? The Mekong Delta in Vietnam is subject to groundwater salt intrusions due to sea level rise, damaging vital crops. Agricultural…
Climate Change Coastal Management Geology Sea-level Rise Barrier Island Stability Rooted in Their Plant Life How stable are the barrier islands that outline many coastal communities around the world? To answer this question, scientists look…
Biology Climate Change Coastal Management Conservation Sea-level Rise Nest Mess: rising seas change the environment of sea turtle nests, hindering hatching success As a poster child for conservation, threats to sea turtles, such as fishing nets and coastal development, have been highly…
Climate Change Human impacts Sea-level Rise On the Verge: Sea Level to Emerge What is natural and what is human induced climate change? A controversial topic indeed, determining when a natural process has…