Glaciers account for half of rising sea levels

Last Updated: Sunday, May 29, 2011, 14:46

Alaska glaciers have been losing mass more rapidly since the mid-1990s.

Sea levels set to rise by up to a metre: Report

Last Updated: Monday, May 23, 2011, 13:05

The rise in sea levels due to global warming could make coastal flooding much more common.

Sea levels rising in parts of Indian Ocean

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 14, 2010, 17:37

Humans-induced greenhouse gases are increasing sea levels in parts of the Indian Ocean.

Antarctic melt may push sea levels to 1.4 metres: Study

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 1, 2009, 14:09

Quickening ice loss in W Antarctica will likely contribute heavily to a projected sea level rise of up to 1.4m by 2100, as per a major sc report released Tuesday.

Lab machine to study glacial sliding related to sea levels

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 15:03

A scientist from Iowa State University in the US has developed a lab machine to study glacial sliding related to rising sea levels.

Rise in sea levels on Australia’s eastern seaboard slow

Last Updated: Saturday, November 7, 2009, 15:52

Reports indicate that sea levels on Australia’s eastern seaboard are rising at less than a third of the rate that the New South Wales Government is predicting.

India`s thirst for groundwater raising global sea level

Last Updated: Sunday, October 4, 2009, 12:11

India`s thirst for groundwater is threatening a major water crisis, and adding to global sea level rise, says a report. Satellite measurements have shown that northern India is sucking 54 trillion litres of water out of ground every year.