One of the
forecasted side
effects of
anthropogenic
climate change
is rising sea
levels.
Two factors
contribute to
this effect:
expansion of the
oceans due to
rising
temperatures,
and increased
melting of
land-locked
glaciers and ice
sheets.
Recent radar
measurements
from Greenland
indicate that
ice discharge
into the North
Atlantic is
accelerating.
What does this
mean for
low-lying areas
like the
southern coast
of Long Island
and most of
Bangladesh?
What is the
bottom line for
global climate
change, anyway?
My own research
is targeted at
finding out how
much the "Little
Ice Age" has
affected global
climate, an
important
dimension for
understanding
human influence
on the climate
system.
