Sea Level

How long do we have until sea level rise swallows coastal cities? This fleet of ocean robots will help find out

CNN — A team of NASA rocket scientists is developing autonomous underwater robots able to go where humans cannot, deep beneath Antarctica’s giant ice shelves. The robots’ task is to better understand how rapidly ice is melting — and how quickly that could cause catastrophic sea level rise. In March, scientists from NASA’s Jet Propulsion …

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Egypt Independent September 3, 2024

Scientists identify new Antarctic ice sheet ‘tipping point,’ warning future sea level rise may be underestimated

CNN — The Antarctic ice sheet is melting in a new, worrying way that scientific models used to project future sea level rise have not taken into account, suggesting current projections could be significantly underestimating the problem, according to a new study. Scientists from the British Antarctic Survey found that warm ocean water is seeping beneath the …

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Egypt Independent June 25, 2024