Sentences with phrase «of sea level increase»

Previous projections of sea level increase did not anticipate such a large contribution from the Alaskan glaciers.

The second cause of sea level increase is the melting of land ice — such as glaciers and ice sheets.

IPCC synthesis reports offer conservative projections of sea level increase based on assumptions about future behavior of ice sheets and glaciers, leading to estimates of sea level roughly following a linear upward trend mimicking that of recent decades.

«The cutting edge of science now seeks to understand the regional impacts of sea level increases.

The ice stream's speed - up and near - doubling of ice flow from land into the ocean has increased the rate of sea level rise by about.06 millimeters (about.002 inches) per year, or roughly 4 percent of the 20th century rate of sea level increase.

There is no good reason to worry about anthropogenic green house gases causing a 4C temp rise or «meters» of sea level increase any time soon.