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Tag: sea level rise

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…
June 3, 2015 Brian Caccioppoli
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…
April 6, 2015 Brian Caccioppoli
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…
March 24, 2015March 27, 2015 Zoe Gentes
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…
March 12, 2015March 15, 2015 Megan Chen
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…
March 3, 2015 Brian Caccioppoli
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…
January 23, 2015January 23, 2015 Zoe Gentes
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…
January 2, 2015 Brian Caccioppoli
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…
December 9, 2014June 11, 2020 Gordon Ober
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…
November 7, 2014 Brian Caccioppoli

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