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Scientists: Sea-level rise worse than thought – Sea level rise due to global warming poses threat to New York City – California Sea-Level Rise May Threaten $100 Billion of Property

Climate scientists meeting in Copenhagen Tuesday warned that sea levels could rise to almost three times that of the official worst-case estimates, threatening hundreds of millions of people.

By Eoin O’Carroll

Full Story: http://features.csmonitor.com/environment/2009/03/10/scientists-sea-level-rise-worse-than-thought/

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Global warming is expected to cause the sea level along the northeastern U.S. coast to rise almost twice as fast as global sea levels during this century, putting New York City at greater risk for damage from hurricanes and winter storm surge, according to a new study led by a Florida State University researcher.

Jianjun Yin, a climate modeler at the Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies (COAPS) at Florida State, said there is a better than 90 percent chance that the sea level rise along this heavily populated coast will exceed the mean global sea level rise by the year 2100. The rising waters in this region — perhaps by as much as 18 inches or more — can be attributed to thermal expansion and the slowing of the North Atlantic Ocean circulation because of warmer ocean surface temperatures.

Full Story: http://esciencenews.com/articles/2009/03/15/sea.level.rise.due.global.warming.poses.threat.new.york.city

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California Sea-Level Rise May Threaten $100 Billion of Property

By Alex Morales

The California dream, which has led 30 million people to make their homes near its 2,000 miles of coastline, may sour as global warming triggers rising sea levels during coming decades.

Full Story: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601086&sid=awTyc3STunD4&refer=latin_america

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