Sentences with phrase «significantly contribute to sea level rise»

A study using Earth Remote Sensing satellite radar interferometry (EERS - 1 and -2) observations from 1992 through 2011 finds «a continuous and rapid retreat of the grounding lines of Pine Island, Thwaites, Haynes, Smith, and Kohler» Glaciers, and the authors conclude that «this sector of West Antarctica is undergoing a marine ice sheet instability that will significantly contribute to sea level rise in decades to centuries to come» (Rignot et al. 2014).

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In the last few decades, glaciers at the edge of the icy continent of Antarctica have been thinning, and research has shown the rate of thinning has accelerated and contributed significantly to sea level rise.

«Studies have shown that both the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets contributed significantly to this sea level rise above modern levels,» said Anders Carlson, an Oregon State University glacial geologist and paleoclimatologist, and co-author on the study.

The conclusion that the Greenland ice sheet melting was significantly enhanced by the increased N. Hemispheric insolation during the Eemian affects projections of future (near term) sea level rise insofar as Greenland melt contributed to the Eemian sea level rise.

These glaciers already contribute significantly to sea level rise, releasing almost as much ice into the ocean annually as the entire Greenland Ice Sheet.

Moreover, recent studies suggest that ice sheet loss is accelerating and that future dynamics and instability could contribute significantly to sea level rise this century.

Furthermore, it is very likely that the 20th century warming has contributed significantly to the observed sea level rise, through thermal expansion of sea water and widespread loss of land ice.

As freshening only contributes significantly to sea level rise in the very coldest waters, warming is the predominant contributor to rising seas associated with AABW changes.

Recent and on - going retreat of many Northern hemisphere marine - terminating glaciers is contributing significantly to sea level rise.

In addition, Arctic glaciers and the Greenland Ice Sheet are expected to change significantly and contribute to sea level rise in the coming decades.»

Pine Island Glacier has thinned and accelerated over recent decades, significantly contributing to global sea - level rise.

Researchers at NASA and the University of California, Irvine note that these glaciers already contribute significantly to sea level rise, releasing almost as much ice into the ocean annually as the entire Greenland Ice Sheet.

The loss of ice that is floating on the seas surrounding the continent would not contribute significantly to sea level rise.