Sentences with phrase «consequences of sea level rise»

How about all the other negative consequences of sea level rise?

Also an article in the NY Times about the consequences of sea level rise in Norfolk VA..

There are various sources of inaccuracy with this approach, most of which will lead to the actual consequences of sea level rise being worse.

Jakarta, Indonesia's capital, is actually forecast to subside by over 6 feet just by the year 2025, an effect that would dramatically compound the consequences of the sea level rising all around it.

Not exact matches

The pamphlets warn that consequences of climate change in the UK would include summer heat related deaths, sea level rises and food shortages by the end of the century.

WHEREAS, the physical consequences of climate change are already evident, including rising sea levels, increased hurricane intensity, increased winter storm intensity, and species migration;

Some are already seeing the consequences of rising sea levels in the form of higher tides.

Sustaining fresh water and energy resources; mitigating the effects of natural hazards such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, severe weather, landslides, coastal erosion, and solar flares; and dealing with the consequences of global warming and sea - level rise are issues that affect all populations, regardless of gender, ethnicity, or cultural traditions.

One of the most worrisome consequences of global warming is that sea levels could rise substantially this century and beyond.

In late June, the U.S. Government Accountability Office released an assessment of how the consequences of climate change, from rising temperatures and sea levels to changes in precipitation patterns and sea ice cover, might impact the military.

The nation is facing a rise in sea levels — a peril that made it a poster child for the consequences of climate change.

It could lead to a massive increase in the rate of ice sheet melt, with direct consequences for global sea level rise.»

Although we will not see immediate effects by tomorrow — some of the slow processes will only respond over centuries to millennia — the consequences for long - term ice melt and sea level rise could be substantial.

Consequences of global sea level rise could be even scarier than the worst - case scenarios predicted by the dominant climate models

The impact of these events on historical societal development emphasizes the potential economic and social consequences of a future rise in sea levels due to global climate change, the researchers write in the study recently published in the journal Scientific Reports.

«This study demonstrates that human infrastructure development along coastal areas have long - term consequences on the ability of coastal wetlands to adapt to sea - level rise and other processes that reduce the size of coastal wetlands,» said Talib Oliver - Cabrera, the study's first author and a UM Rosenstiel School Ph.D. student.

The consequences of global sea level rise could be even scarier than the worst - case scenarios predicted by the dominant climate models, which don't fully account for the fast breakup of ice sheets and glaciers, NASA scientists said today (Aug. 26) at a press briefing.

There will also be discussions of how to cope with the inevitable consequences of climate change — like heatwaves, droughts and rising sea levels — plus how to pay for it all.

Measuring sea level is an increasingly important part of climate research, and a rising mean sea level is one of the most tangible consequences of climate change.

However, if as a consequence of shortening, the glaciers are also flowing faster, then we would be seeing another (small) contribution to sea level rise.

Thus, I would suggest that decision makers use these «best - available» distributions but also consider the consequences for their decisions of «worst - case» sea - level rise scenarios (e.g., about 2.5 m globally in the course of the century according to Kopp et al., 2014).

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But since climate scientists already expect a wide range of negative consequences from rising temperatures, including higher sea level, more weather extremes and increasing risks to human health, anything that accelerates warming is a concern.

Michael's research focuses on the natural science and policy aspects of climate change and its impacts, especially sea level rise and its causes and consequences.

Contemporary global mean sea level rise will continue over many centuries as a consequence of anthropogenic climate warming, with the detailed pace and final amount of rise depending substantially on future greenhouse gas emissions.

Consequences of lost coral reefs can be economically devastating for many nations, especially in combination with other impacts such as sea level rise and intensification of storms.

That order of sea level rise would result in the loss of hundreds of historical coastal cities worldwide with incalculable economic consequences, create hundreds of millions of global warming refugees from highly - populated low - lying areas, and thus likely cause major international conflicts.

If ice sheet disintegration reaches a point such that the dynamics and momentum of the process take over, at that point reducing greenhouse gases may be unable to prevent major ice sheet mass loss, sea level rise of many meters, and worldwide loss of coastal cities — a consequence that is irreversible for practical purposes.

Learning about topography can deepen student's understanding of consequences of climate change, such as sea level rise.

The simple maps that project inundated areas given a certain amount of sea level rise are not entirely worthless for the prediction of real consequences on such a coast, but I look forward to reading Dr. Brown's publication which sounds like it might take a much more comprehensive approach.

In the long run, sea - level rise will be one of the most serious consequences of global warming.

Alarmists have claimed for years that sea level, because of anthropogenic warming, is rising, with ominous consequences.

a base value sea - level rise of 0.5 m relative to the 1980 — 1999 average be used, along with an assessment of potential consequences from a range of possible higher sea - level rise values.

At the very least, all assessments should consider the consequences of a mean sea - level rise of at least 0.8 m relative to the 1980 — 1999 average.

The consequences of continued increase of greenhouse gases extend far beyond extermination of species and future sea level rise.

A related alternative metaphor, perhaps less objectionable while still making the most basic point, comes to mind in connection with an image of crashing of massive ice sheets fronts into the sea — an image of relevance to both climate tipping points and consequences (sea level rise).

The potential consequences of warming include widespread famine, triggered by extreme drought in the major grain - producing areas of the world; the wholesale disappearance of the world's coral reefs; and sea levels rising by several meters over the course of a few centuries.»

Over the next several decades, the Arctic as we know it will be lost as the detrimental consequences ripple around the world as a result of sea level rise altered weather patterns, and biodiversity loss;

Sea level rise is the least worrisome of the negative consequences of a warming planet.

Based on data from past climate changes, when sea level rose to +5 — 9 m, including the occurrence of extreme storms — during a time when temperatures were less than 1 ◦ C warmer than today, experts warn of similar consequences in coming decades.

For example, the report which documents the projected consequences for Australia of sea level rise, and justifies the Australian Carbon Tax and ETS (Cap and Trade), is clearly an alarmist document.

If both Greenland and West Antarctica shed the entirety of their ice burden, global sea levels would rise by 12 to 14 m. Although these icecaps would not disintegrate within a century, the loss of even a third of their mass — quite plausible if the rate of polar ice loss continues to double each decade — would force up the oceans by at least 4 m, with disastrous socioeconomic and environmental consequences.

We suggest that recent coastal dune building from c.ad 1100 until now, despite a sea level close to present and continuously rising, may be a direct consequence of the restoration of beaches after periods of recurrent storminess.

Coastal sea level rise is among the most severe societal consequences of anthropogenic climate change.

Contemporary global mean sea level rise will continue over many centuries as a consequence of anthropogenic climate warming, with the detailed pace and final amount of rise depending substantially on future greenhouse gas emissions.

It also can cause many downstream dangerous consequences, including accelerated sea level rise and the release of methane, the ultra-potent GhG (greenhouse gas), which resides beneath sea ice and the Arctic permafrost.

Limits must be strict enough to avert the worst consequences of global warming that are already being felt in extreme weather events, droughts, floods, melting glaciers and polar ice caps and rising sea levels that threaten to swamp coastal communities and small island states.

Small islands, for example, are a paltry source of carbon emissions and yet are disproportionately affected by the consequences of global carbon overload as accelerated sea level rise threatens the very existence of low - lying islands.

«We conclude that the 2 °C global warming «guardrail,» affirmed in the Copenhagen Accord, does not provide safety, as such warming would likely yield sea level rise of several metres along with numerous other severely disruptive consequences for human society and ecosystems,» Hansen and his colleagues wrote.

As temperatures rise around the world, one of the obvious consequences is the melting of ice on Earth, which in turn causes water levels in the world's oceans and seas to rise.