Sentences with phrase «local sea level rise»

Local sea level rise experts say optimism, backed by strong planning and innovation, can result in long - term solutions to some of these challenges.

Over the long - term, melting of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet could yield as much as 10 to 14 feet of global average sea level rise, with local sea level rise varying considerably depending on land elevation trends, ocean currents and other factors.

Perrette has modelled all of these effects and calculated local sea level rises in 2100 for the entire planet.

But in the Nordics, what happens in West Antarctica and Alaska has a more profound impact on local sea level rise.

Besides global sea - level rise, several other factors influence regional sea - level rise, including sinking (subsidence) or rising (uplift) of the land, circulation of the atmosphere and the ocean, and the origin of the meltwater.3, 9 Local sea level rose more than 8 inches (20.3 centimeters) in some areas along the Atlantic over the past 50 years.3

Amplification of flood frequencies with local sea level rise and emerging flood regimes.

Exploring high - end scenarios for local sea level rise to develop flood protection strategies for a low - lying delta — the Netherlands as an example.

Judith Curry conclusions «[C1] It looks to me that the evidence for accelerating anthropogenic sea level rise is pretty weak -LSB-...][C2] The practical issues associated with sea level rise are fundamentally local, and local sea level rise can be substantially different from GMSL rise.

A recent analysis found that the effects of future changes in ocean circulation on the U.S. Northeast will amplify the local sea level rise.18 For New York City, sea - level rise owing to changes in ocean circulation is projected to be around 8.3 inches (21 centimeters) if emissions continue unabated, or 5.9 inches (15 centimeters) if we make significant efforts to curb emissions.15, 18

Re to local sea level rise is what is most important for a particular policymaker....

A new state - commissioned report on the effect of global warming (a.k.a. «climate change») on sea levels have concluded that the impacts on the California coastline could be disproportionate, with local sea levels rising 1.25 feet for every one - foot increase caused by melting ice in West Antarctica.

Amplification of flood frequencies with local sea level rise and emerging flood regimes.

As coastal communities have become aware of the problems associated with groundwater depletion and coastal subsidence, the rate of local sea level rise has slowed, at Galveston at least (Paine et al., 2012, GCAGS Journal 1:13 - 26), so the likely sea level rise is even less than the corrections above would imply.