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Antarctica's Ice Discharge Major Contributor to Sea Level Rise
2014-08-15 00:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: Antarctica's ice discharge could become a major contributor to the global sea level rise within this century, adding up to an extra 37 centimeters, which is more so than previously thought, according to a new study. "If greenhouse gases continue to rise as before, ice discharge from Antarctica could raise the global ocean by an additional one to 37 centimeters in this century already," lead author Anders Levermann, of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, said in a statement. "Now...
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