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Melting #glaciers caused almost 2cm of #sealevelrise this century, study reveals
Decades-long research shows world’s glaciers collectively lost 6.542tn tonnes of #ice between 2000 and 2023, causing an 18mm (0.7in) rise in global #sealevel.
Regional losses were highly variable; the Antarctic and subantarctic islands lost 2% of their volume but central Europe’s glaciers lost 39%.
36% more ice having melted between 2012 and 2023 compared with the previous decade.
theguardian.com/environment/20
#climate

The Guardian · Melting glaciers caused almost 2cm of sea level rise this century, study revealsBy Mariam Amini

I live on a beach and this is quite big.

Minimum floor levels are being raised in low-lying coastal parts of Dunedin, effective today.

When my neighbour built about ten years ago, the minimum was 0.5m. The new minimum floor level is 3.05m - 3.17m above sea level "in certain areas".

Three metres! While I approve the forward thinking, we'll have a lot of houses on poles.

Thanks to @paw for his @dccnews bot.

dunedin.govt.nz/news-and-event

www.dunedin.govt.nzChanges to minimum floor levels aim to better protect new builds from floodingMinimum floor level requirements for new homes and building extensions in low-lying coastal parts of Dunedin are set to be increased to better protect against flooding due to sea level rise.

#Oceans last year reached their highest levels in three decades — with the rate of #global #sealevel rise increasing around 35% higher than expected, according to a #NASA led analysis published Thursday... Last year's rate of average global sea level rise was 0.23 inches per year, higher than the expected 0.17 inches per year, NASA said in a news release. nasa.gov/missions/jason-cs-sen #climatecrisis

Global view of Florida
NASA · NASA Analysis Shows Unexpected Amount of Sea Level Rise in 2024 - NASALast year’s increase was due to an unusual amount of ocean warming, combined with meltwater from land-based ice such as glaciers.

#Oceans last year reached their highest levels in three decades — with the global #SeaLevel rate rising higher than expected, according to a NASA-led analysis published Thursday. The unexpected rise in global levels is alarming, particularly for regional impacts around coastal cities, many of which are already experiencing more damaging #flooding.

#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #climate
washingtonpost.com/climate-env

The Washington Post · Global sea level rose higher than expected last year. Here’s why.By Kasha Patel

I have released episode 5 of the Raised Beaches Podcast, a podcast about paleoclimate, Earth science and global change! This episode's deep dive is on the greenhouse effect. Get it in the following link or wherever you get your podcasts.

In the intro, I talk about going to watch Sakurajima Volcano erupt, an earthquake I felt in January, my efforts to download data from NOAA and how US government agencies are being shut down, and a commentary on DEI.

I discuss in the deep dive how the greenhouse effect works, and why greenhouse gases are needed to keep the planet inhabitable. In the second part I discuss the history of the discovery of the greenhouse effect and how it got its name, and the greenhouse effect on Venus and Mars.

Finally, I discuss in the papers section a recent paper I am coauthor on, led by Alessio Rovere, about determining past sea level position from a beach ridge in Argentina. I discuss 4 other papers I am coauthor on.

#Paleoclimate #ClimateChange #Podcast #SeaLevel #NOAA #Volcano

raisedbeaches.buzzsprout.com/2

Large-scale loss of Mediterranean coastal marshes under rising sea levels by 2100 nature.com/articles/s43247-025

#Mediterranean #coastal #wetlands account for important biodiversity and ecosystem services. But climate-change induced #sealevel rise poses a critical risk to their survival. Here, we assess these risks for Mediterranean coastal marshes, one key type of Mediterranean coastal wetlands, and identify main drivers for future coastal marsh change for the Mediterranean and comparable coastlines. We apply an integrated modelling approach that accounts for future sea-level rise, sediment accretion, coastal management and marsh inland migration processes. Depending on climate mitigation scenarios, widespread coastal marsh loss is projected, ranging from 8% to 92% of current extents. For Egypt, France, and Algeria, we predict (near) total loss of coastal marshes by 2100 for current coastal management and sediment supply scenarios. Overall, losses could at least be halved if additional inland migration space were created, e.g. through passive or active habitat restoration. Bold climate mitigation and local adaptation are needed to preserve existing coastal marshes.

If all of Antartica's ice sheet melted, the isostatic rebound of the continent (since the ice sheet does/did make a pressure on it) could sink the other continents by more that 11 meters. In addition to the sea level rise.

Other interesting facts: coolantarctica.com/Community/a

www.coolantarctica.comWhat if all the ice in Antarctica melted?Would the world flood? how hot would it be? what effect would it have on where we could live?

#SeaLevel is Already Rising in #America's Southeast. A Preview of the Future?
"Some researchers think that the Southeast acceleration may be linked to long-term weather patterns in the Atlantic Ocean like the North Atlantic Oscillation.
"If so, the trend could switch in the coming decades -- with areas of the Northeast seeing rapid sea level rise while the trend in the Southeast slows down."
msn.com/en-us/science/environm #SeaLevelRise #ClimateChange

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