Ice sheet melting accounts for 20% of sea level rise since 1992, page

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The loss of ice covering Greenland and Antarctica has accelerated over the last 20 years, shrinking three times as much as in the 1990s and contributing substantially to sea level rise, according to a comprehensive new study of ice sheet loss conducted by 26 laboratories around the world.

Sea level has risen by about 20 centimeters, or almost 8 inches, since pre-industrial times and the widespread combustion of fossil fuels, whose emissions of carbon dioxide have been the biggest contributor to climate change.

Sea level has risen an average of 3 millimeters a year since 1992, but the effect is cumulative and accelerating.

That's super, anyone know what accounts for the other 80%?

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Couldnt resist

reply to post by winterkill

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Lol, I rarely find an opportunity to use that meme.
As for your question..I really couldnt answer with any facts.
A guess though. Possibly the heavy earthquake activity weve had over the last two decades, raising plates under the ocean
Volcanic activity pushing up new underwater land masses

Originally posted by winterkill
www.latimes.com...

The loss of ice covering Greenland and Antarctica has accelerated over the last 20 years, shrinking three times as much as in the 1990s and contributing substantially to sea level rise, according to a comprehensive new study of ice sheet loss conducted by 26 laboratories around the world.

Sea level has risen by about 20 centimeters, or almost 8 inches, since pre-industrial times and the widespread combustion of fossil fuels, whose emissions of carbon dioxide have been the biggest contributor to climate change.

Sea level has risen an average of 3 millimeters a year since 1992, but the effect is cumulative and accelerating.

That's super, anyone know what accounts for the other 80%?

edit on 29-11-2012 by winterkill because: add

"whose emissions of carbon dioxide have been the biggest contributor to climate change"

Whomever wrote this might want to look at two things, the largest contributor or driver of climate, that being the sun and of course changes in our path through the galaxy (possibly through dispersed nebula). I find it highly improbable that cow farts and SUV's (carbon dioxide and methane) are driving climate change on other planets in the solar system. The second, carbon dioxide increase FOLLOWS temperature increases, it's in both geological and fossil records. not the other way around as Man Bear Pig Al Gore would like us all to believe.

We may be a contributor to climate change, but I think if you (or the source) actually does a little research they will find that out "contribution" is less than 1%.

As far as the other 80%, maybe the earth really is expanding?

Cheers - Dave

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Ha ha, I had to do it. I'm sorry. It always starts with 1.

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