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Previous Greenland Ice Sheet Collapse Rose Sea Level up to 6 Meter
Posted by Nature World: None Given on June 26th, 2014
Nature World: More than 400,000 years ago, a warming period pushed Greenland's ice sheet past its limit and raised global sea levels up to 6 meters, according to new research. The results may give us a glimpse as to what may happen as a result of Greenland's current climate-induced melting dilemma.
Known as the Marine Isotope Stage 11, this exceptionally long warming period between ice ages resulted in a global sea level rise of about 6-13 meters above present, caused by changes in the Earth's orbit around...
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Greenland Ice Sheet Collapse Linked To Sea Level Rise 400,000 Years Ago: Study
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on June 26th, 2014
RedOrbit: A new study suggests that a warming period more than 400,000 years ago pushed the Greenland ice sheet past its stability threshold, resulting in a nearly complete deglaciation of southern Greenland and raising global sea levels some 4-6 meters.
The study is one of the first to zero in on how the vast Greenland ice sheet responded to warmer temperatures during that period, which were caused by changes in the Earth`s orbit around the sun.
Results of the study, which was funded by the National...
Obama mocks Congress for hiding on climate
Posted by MSNBC: None Given on June 26th, 2014
MSNBC: Rachel Maddow points out the range of people, including many prominent (non-office holding) Republicans who have acknowledged the crisis posed by climate change, and yet Congressional Republicans continue to pretend there’s reason to deny reality.
Swimmers beware: water at some U.S. beaches may make you sick
Posted by Reuters: Carey Gillam on June 26th, 2014
Reuters: Every summer millions of American families head for beaches, but few stop to think of the possibility that the water they swim in may harbor enough bacteria to cause stomach flu and a host of other illnesses.
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) found that 10 percent of water quality samples collected from nearly 3,500 coastal and Great Lakes beaches in 2013 contained levels of harmful bacteria that exceeded "safe to swim" thresholds recommended by the Environmental Protection Agency....