Sea levels rising:

08.02.2021

A new study has found that sea levels are rising faster than expected, which would put 40% of the world’s population living in coastal regions at elevated risk.

A new study, published Tuesday, from the University of Copenhagen reports that future estimates of how much sea levels are poised to rise in response to climate change is largely underestimated by some models.

Looking at data from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), scientists used a linear regression model to test for a relationship between rise in average temperatures and rise in sea levels, focusing on measuring their results against preexisting estimates. The results suggest that sea levels will rise about 25 centimeters (10 in) more per century if carbon emissions are not curbed and the Earth continues to heat up.

The world would need to emit 200 gigatons to 300 gigatons less of carbon dioxide, and cool the Earth by about 0.6° Celsius (1° Fahrenheit), for sea level rise to correlate with previous models.

Another study recently identified that Antarctica’s Pine Island and Thwaites glaciers, whose melting has already contributed to 5% of global sea rise, could be on the verge of breaking apart, releasing even more water into the oceans and contributing to more sea level rise.




Views: 904
Saved: 22.12.2024





Chair's Blog World News Events of Kazakhstan economy Institute News Questionary
2024
Jan Feb Mar Apr
May Jun Jul Aug
Sep Oct Nov Dec

2023
Jan Feb Mar Apr
May Jun Jul Aug
Sep Oct Nov Dec

2022
Jan Feb Mar Apr
May Jun Jul Aug
Sep Oct Nov Dec

2021
Jan Feb Mar Apr
May Jun Jul Aug
Sep Oct Nov Dec

2020
Jan Feb Mar Apr
May Jun Jul Aug
Sep Oct Nov Dec





Wait please...

Хорошая погода, не так ли?

Subscribe to the newsletter


The operation completed successfully.



ERROR!