El Nino may be behind melting of Antarctica`s Pine Island Glacier

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 19:42

The floating ice shelf at the tip of Pine Island Glacier, one of the biggest routes for ice to flow from Antarctica into the sea, has been melting and thinning for the past four decades causing the glacier to speed up and discharge more ice, researchers say.

New Jersey shore likely to face unprecedented flooding by mid-century

Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2013, 16:40

The New Jersey shore will likely experience a sea-level rise of about 1.5 feet by 2050 and of about 3.5 feet by 2100 leading to unprecedented flooding in the areas.

Sea-level rise could pass 1 meter mark this century

Last Updated: Sunday, November 24, 2013, 13:45

Experts are expecting a sea-level rise of 40-60 centimeters by 2100 and 60-100 centimeters by 2300.

Melting glaciers likely to have `minor` role in future sea-level rise

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 13, 2013, 14:55

A new study has suggested that melt-water that trickles down through the ice is likely to have a minor role in sea-level rise compared with other effects like iceberg production and surface melt.

Ice melt from icebergs to have massive impact on sea level rise

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 23, 2013, 18:49

Stretches of ice on the coasts of Antarctica and Greenland are at risk of rapidly cracking apart and falling into the ocean, which could worsen sea level rise, according to new findings.

14000 sq km land at risk due to sea level rise: Report

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 18, 2013, 17:50

The Indian subcontinent may lose close to 14000 sq km of land with rise of a one metre of sea level due to climate change, a study has warned.

Warm ocean water melting Antarctic ice from below

Last Updated: Friday, June 14, 2013, 10:45

A new study has found that ocean waters melting the undersides of Antarctic ice shelves are responsible for most of the continent`s ice shelf mass loss.

Earth`s mantle affects long-term sea-level rise estimates

Last Updated: Friday, May 24, 2013, 13:57

A Syracuse University researcher has argued that the Earth`s mantle affects long-term sea-level rise estimates.

Melting glaciers account for third of sea-level rise

Last Updated: Friday, May 17, 2013, 18:34

World`s shrinking glaciers contributed to almost a third of the sea-level rise between 2003 and 2009, a new study has found.

Warming temperatures could change Greenland’s face

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 14, 2012, 19:53

Increasing global temperature would change the face of Greenland over the next century and this would impact sea level rise, a new study has revealed.

Sea level rise `may pose imminent threat to island nations`

Last Updated: Saturday, October 6, 2012, 19:12

Low-lying island nations that are threatened by the rising sea levels this century could see the disastrous consequences of climate change far sooner than expected, researchers say.