Sentences with phrase «polar ice sheets contributed»
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GRACE showed that the melting polar ice sheets are contributing more to sea level rise than the demise of mountain glaciers.
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Rising Seas: Warmer ocean water temperatures, the pumping of ground water, and melting of the polar ice sheets have added water to the oceans, contributing to sea level rise.
In climate science, a hypothesis has been advanced that says a rise in human CO2 emissions will cause polar ice sheets to dramatically recede and contribute meters to sea level rise within a span of decades.
However, in terms of polar amplification, changes to ice sheets contribute significantly in the Southern Hemisphere, and orographic changes contribute significantly in the Northern Hemisphere.