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Sea Level Rise From Antarctic Melt 30 percent Higher Than Previously Anticipated
A study shows sea levels could rise as much as 10 feet. By Edited by Gadgets 360 Newsdesk | Updated: 5 May 2021 16:13 IST
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Rise in sea level due to possible collapse of West Antarctic Ice Sheet may have been underestimated
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Researchers always found this extra one metre of global sea-level rise
Gobal sea levels could rise by about 3.2 metres (over 10 feet)
While the world s attention has been focussed on taking control of the novel coronavirus pandemic, a new study by researchers at Harvard University has found that seawater levels are rising faster due to climate change than they were thought to be earlier. The rise in the global sea level due to the possible collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet may have been underestimated on a significant level, says the study published in Science Advances. As per the study, if the West A
Adam Jenkins, National Science Foundation/Via International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration
Scientists say if the West Antarctica Ice sheet were to collapse, global sea levels could rise by about 10 feet.
But a new study says that this figure could be about 3.3 feet higher.
That is because as the glaciers melt, the bedrock under the ice sheet could rise out of the ocean.
The global sea-level rise due to the melting of Antarctic ice sheets in the next 1,000 years could have been underestimated by about 30%, a new study says.
Previous studies had estimated that if the West Antarctic ice sheet were to collapse, the sea levels would increase by about 10 feet.