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Past ice melts may have caused seas to rise 10 times faster than today: study – Macau Business
Ice sheet melting at the end of the last ice age may have caused sea levels to rise at 10 times the current rate, a study published Thursday
Ice sheet melting at the end of the last ice age may have caused sea levels to rise at 10 times the current rate, a study published Thursday by a team led by scientists from Britain’s Durham University said.
Based on geological records, the researchers estimate that oceans worldwide rose 3.6 metres per century over a 500-year period some 14,600 years ago.
The findings raise a red flag about the potential today for rapid sea level rise that could swamp coastal cities and densely populated deltas…
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