Sea Level Rise and Disappearing Islands: Myth or Reality?

Sea level rise and disappearing islands: myth or reality?
How fast are sea levels rising?
How are sea levels measured?
Which islands are most affected?
Source: Wikipedia Commons, 2006 Photograph by Shahee Ilyas

Sea level rise and disappearing islands: myth or reality? Source: Wikipedia Commons, 2006 Photograph by Shahee Ilyas

How fast are sea levels rising? Source: UNEP/GRID-Arendal, 2007 UNEP/GRID-Arendal Maps and Graphics Library

Sources of sea level rise Source: IPCC, 2007 Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

Trends in sea level rise Source: IPCC, 2007

Projections of the future Source: IPCC, 2007 Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

Projections of the future Photo: New Scientist , 2007 ‘ The near coincidence of the ice acceleration with the duration of surface melting, followed by deceleration after the melting ceases, indicates that glacial sliding is enhanced by rapid migration of surface meltwater to the ice-bedrock interface.’ Zwally et al., 2002. Surface Melt–Induced Acceleration of Greenland Ice-Sheet Flow. Science , 297 : 218-222.

Projections of the future Source: UNEP, 2007 State-and-trends of the environment: 1987-2007 GEO-4 Report

Trends in sea level rise Source: IPCC, 2007

Long-term trends in sea levels Source: Global Warming Art Project, 2005 Fleming et al., 1998. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 163 (1-4): 327-342. Milne et al., 2005. Quaternary Science Reviews 24 (10-11): 1183-1202.

Long-term trends in sea levels Source: Holzer, 2002 Lecture notes for ‘Biology 1510’ unit, Georgia Institute of Technology Source: Milne, 2003 Reproduced in the book Underworld by Graham Hancock

Regional variation in sea level rise Source: IPCC, 2007 Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

Tide gauges Photo: Australian National Tidal Centre, 2006 Sea level F ine R esolution A coustic M onitoring E quipment SEAFRAME :

Tide gauges Source: IPCC, 2007 Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

Satellite altimetry Image: EUMETSAT, 2008
Ocean altimetry missions:
TOPEX / Poseidon: 1992 - 2005
Jason-1: 2001 - present
Jason-2: Provisional launch date June 2008

Short animation of the Jason-2 satellite in action: EUMETSAT Multimedia Gallery Source: EUMETSAT, 2008

TOPEX / Poseidon data Source: AVISO, 2008

TOPEX / Poseidon data Source: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 2008

Source: Cartoonstock.com, 2002 Cartoon by Dave Allen

Image: NGDC, 2006 Tuvalu Source: Juriaanbooij.com, 2007 Photograph by Juriaan Booij

Source: Worldviewofglobalwarming.org, 2005 Photographs by Gary Braasch

Image: NGDC, 2006 Singapore Tuvalu

Source: Picturecorrect.com, 2007 Photograph by David Cheong

Sea level rise and disappearing islands: myth or reality?
Source: Wikipedia Commons, 2006 Photograph by Shahee Ilyas

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Sea Level Rise and Disappearing Islands: Myth or Reality?

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