Climate change and coastal mega cities of India

Subsequent studies of glacial melts in Greenland and Antarctica had raised fears that rise in sea levels could be much higher than that indicated in IPCC's 2007 report. Since 1870, global sea level has risen by about 20 cm at an average rate of 1.7 mm/year.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine 2010-01, Vol.14 (1), p.22-23
Main Author: Pandve, Harshal T
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Causes of
Climate change
Climatic changes
Coasts
Environmental aspects
Floods
Global warming
Influence
Letter to Editor
Sea level
Citations: Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Subsequent studies of glacial melts in Greenland and Antarctica had raised fears that rise in sea levels could be much higher than that indicated in IPCC's 2007 report. Since 1870, global sea level has risen by about 20 cm at an average rate of 1.7 mm/year.
ISSN:0973-2284
1998-3670
DOI:10.4103/0019-5278.64612