Sentences with phrase «raise sea levels around the world»

The meltdown of west Antarctica could raise sea levels around the world by more than three meters.

If its frozen water were to melt, it could raise sea levels around the world by 6 meters (about 20 feet).

We still have enough ice on Greenland and Antarctica to raise the sea level around the world by 65 meters.

There is sufficient ice there to raise sea levels around the world by 10 feet, researchers say.

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All told, if the eastern and western Antarctic ice shelves were to melt completely, they would raise sea levels by as much as 230 feet (70 meters); the collapse of smaller shelves like Larsen B has sped up the flow of glaciers behind them into the sea, contributing to the creeping up of high tide levels around the world.

OCEANS RISING FAST, NEW STUDIES FIND Melting ice could raise levels up to 3 feet by 2100, scientists say David Perlman, Chronicle Science Editor Friday, March 24, 2006 Glaciers and ice sheets on opposite ends of the Earth are melting faster than previously thought and could cause sea levels around the world to rise as much as three feet by the end of this century and 13 to 20 feet in coming centuries, scientists are reporting today.

This could raise average global sea level by up to 15 feet, inundating highly populated coastal areas around the world.

«Meltwater from the Antarctic won't just raise global sea level, but might also amplify climate changes around the world.