COSEE Ocean Systems: News
Scientists Find 20 Years of Deep Water Warming Leading to Sea Level Rise
Description: Scientists analyzing measurements taken in the deep ocean around the globe over the past two decades find a warming trend that contributes to sea level rise, especially around Antarctica. Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, such as carbon dioxide, cause heating of the Earth. Over the past few decades, at least 80 percent of this heat energy has gone into the ocean. [Source: NOAA News]
URL: http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2010/20100920_oceanwarming.html
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Source: NOAA News
Publish Date: 9/20/2010
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