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Long-term sea-level rise in response to warming of planet estimated
2013-07-15 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
United Press International: Global sea levels will rise about 7 feet over the next several thousand years for every degree Celsius the planet warms, a U.S. study estimates. Researchers at Oregon State University said they combined analyses of four major contributors to potential sea level rise into a collective estimate, and compared it with evidence of past sea-level responses to global temperature changes, to arrive at their conclusion. The major contributors to sea-level rise on a global scale will be melting of glaciers,...
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