Factors contributing to the accelerating erosion appear to be a combination of warmer air temperatures and reduced summer ocean ice cover. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
Secondly, with warmer air temperatures, rainfall rates near the heart of the hurricanes of 2100 will be 20 % higher - increasing the potential for flooding. (earthtimes.org)
Perhaps he is beginning to realise the implications of the steadily warming air temperatures that his satellite data is revealing. (realclimate.org)