A study just published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences is the first global statistical analysis of several individual studies of the history of global sea level going back more than 2,500 years.
The study was led by Dr. Robert Kopp of Rutgers University with the help of several international experts, including Stefan Rahmstorf, who is a contributor to RealClimate.org.
Rahmstorf breaks down the results of the study in a recent post from RealClimate.org........
Rahmstorf explains that the team used drill cores in coastal sediments from across different parts of the world to obtain their results.
From the findings the team concluded that global sea level has risen more during the 20th century than any previous century going back at least 2,000 years.
The extreme rise in the 20th century is a logical physical consequence of man-made global warming, according to Rahmstorf.
The rise in sea level is due to the increasing rate of mountain glacier melt and the expansion of ocean water as it expands.
Source by:http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-blogs/climatechange/history-of-global-sea-level-go/55643961
The study was led by Dr. Robert Kopp of Rutgers University with the help of several international experts, including Stefan Rahmstorf, who is a contributor to RealClimate.org.
Rahmstorf breaks down the results of the study in a recent post from RealClimate.org........
Rahmstorf explains that the team used drill cores in coastal sediments from across different parts of the world to obtain their results.
From the findings the team concluded that global sea level has risen more during the 20th century than any previous century going back at least 2,000 years.
The extreme rise in the 20th century is a logical physical consequence of man-made global warming, according to Rahmstorf.
The rise in sea level is due to the increasing rate of mountain glacier melt and the expansion of ocean water as it expands.
Source by:http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-blogs/climatechange/history-of-global-sea-level-go/55643961
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