All Articles Tagged As: sea level

Ebb and flow of the sea drives world's big extinction events (6/17/2008)

The oceans epic ebbs and flows of sea level and sediment over the course of geologic time, that is the primary cause of the world's periodic mass extinctions during the past 500 million years ...> Full Article

Glacier Melt Impact on Sea-Level is Underestimated (3/15/2008)

Global sea level has been climbing steadily over the past 80 years-and the contribution from melting ice has been more substantial than previously estimated, according to new research in Science Express. ...> Full Article

Alaska Glacier Speed-up Tied To Internal Plumbing Issues, Says Study (1/19/2008)

A University of Colorado at Boulder study indicates meltwater periodically overwhelms the interior drainpipes of Alaska's Kennicott Glacier and causes it to lurch forward, similar to processes that may help explain the acceleration of glaciers observed recently on the Greenland ice sheet that are contributing to global sea rise. ...> Full Article

Mapping of Greenland may aid understanding of sea-level mystery (1/16/2008)

A University of Alberta Arctic ice researcher is closing in on some real understanding about the process that might be feeding rising sea levels. ...> Full Article