Sea level rise - The melting of ice sheets and glaciers

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Sea level rise has potential effects on human populations and the natural environment like the marine ecosystems. Between 1870 and 2004, average sea levels rose by 17 cm globally. From 1950 to 2009, an average annual rise in sea level of 1.7mm with uncertainties of 0.3mm was recorded. Satellite data also showed a rise of 3.3mm with uncertainties of 0.4mm from 1993 to 2009 a faster rate of increase than originally estimated...

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• Assisted by: Edward R. Miller-Jones (Editor), Edwar R Miller-Jones (Editor)
• Publisher: FastBook Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2012
• EAN: 9786130146559
• ISBN: 978-613-0-14655-9
• No. of pages: 172
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general)