The formation of Fraser Island linked to Middle Pleistocene sea-level change
New research shows that K’gari, previously known as Fraser Island, and part of the Great Barrier Reef was formed over ...
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Scientists say sea-level changes formed Australia’s K’Gari Sand Island, Great Barrier Reef
LOGAN, UTAH, USA - How did the world’s largest sand island K’gari, the indigenous name for eastern Australia’s Fraser Island, ...
Observations confirm model predictions of sea-level change from Greenland melt
LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Sept. 29, 2022—Rising sea levels from melting glaciers and ice sheets pose an increasing threat to coastal ...
Are we missing a crucial component of sea-level rise?
Recent efforts using computational modeling to understand how melting ice in Antarctica will impact the planet’s oceans have focused on ...
Rural areas will bear the brunt of U.S. sea-level rise
It’s hotly debated whether coastal wetlands can survive sea-level rise by migrating inland. A new analysis using highly detailed elevation ...
Stanford researchers reveal add-on benefits of natural defenses against sea-level rise
Investments in the environment are paying off for a California county where projects designed to restore the natural environment are ...
For wetland plants, sea-level rise stamps out benefits of higher CO2
Wetlands across the globe are in danger of drowning from rising seas. But for decades, scientists held out hope that ...
Reconstructing sea-level rises in the Red Sea
A study of the relative contributions of surface winds and atmospheric pressure on sea-level rises in the Red Sea has ...
African Heritage Sites threatened by coastal flooding and erosion as sea-level rise accelerates
Heritage of Outstanding and Universal Value located along the African coast is at risk from climate change. Credit: Dr Jane ...
The budget is closed: The individual contributors to global sea-level rise match up.
Global mean sea-level has risen by more than 3 centimetres per decade since precise satellite measurements began in the 1990s. ...
Lake formation and expansion due to sea-level rise causes freshwater resource depletion on small islands
Portland, Ore., USA: Coastal regions and small ocean islands face significant risks from rising sea levels due to climate change, ...