Last Updated: Monday, July 16, 2012, 12:44
Sea levels may rise much higher than previously thought, suggests a new study on fossil corals, which shows how warmer climes in the past promoted dramatic melting of polar ice sheets.
Last Updated: Thursday, July 12, 2012, 12:39
Scientists have identified what actually triggered the rapid rise of sea levels in the past, using climate and ice sheet models.
Last Updated: Tuesday, July 3, 2012, 08:51
The tranquil stretches of emerald green backwaters in Mumbai and Kerala are among several locales in the western and eastern coasts facing threat from the rising sea level due to climate change.
Last Updated: Monday, July 2, 2012, 15:27
Rise in sea level cannot be stopped over the next several hundred years, even if deep emissions cuts lower global average temperatures.
Last Updated: Monday, June 25, 2012, 12:23
Sea levels around the world can be expected to rise by several meters in coming centuries, if global warming carries on, according to a new study.
Last Updated: Sunday, June 24, 2012, 23:08
If global temperatures continue to go up unabated, sea levels around the world could rise by up to five metres in coming centuries.
Last Updated: Sunday, June 3, 2012, 14:16
Most vulnerable stretches along the western Indian coast are Khambat and Kutch in Gujarat, Mumbai and parts of the Konkan coast and south Kerala.
Last Updated: Monday, May 21, 2012, 16:23
Global sea levels rose by an average of 1.8mm per year from 1961-2003, according to data from tide gauges.
Last Updated: Friday, May 4, 2012, 13:46
Greenland’s contribution to rising sea level in the 21st century might be significantly less than the upper limits some scientists thought possible.
Last Updated: Thursday, April 12, 2012, 15:14
Southern Australia and nearby Pacific nations have been warned of a rise in sea levels that could have serious effects.
Last Updated: Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 23:14
The collapse of an ice sheet in Antarctica up to 14,650 years ago might have caused sea levels to rise between 14 and 18 metres (46-60 feet).
Last Updated: Wednesday, March 21, 2012, 14:23
Venice, the fabled city of canals, could sink by up to three inches over the next 20 years.
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