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An Integrated Micro-Device System for Coral Growth and Monitoring
Published on: July 21, 2023
Sea-level rise and its impact on coastal zones
Robert J Nicholls1, Anny Cazenave
1School of Civil Engineering and the Environment and the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK. r.j.nicholls@soton.ac.uk
Abstract:
Global sea levels have risen through the 20th century. These rises will almost certainly accelerate through the 21st century and beyond because of global warming, but their magnitude remains uncertain. Key uncertainties include the possible role of the Greenland and West Antarctic ice sheets and the amplitude of regional changes in sea level. In many areas, nonclimatic components of relative sea-level change (mainly subsidence) can also be locally appreciable. Although the impacts of sea-level rise are potentially large, the application and success of adaptation are large uncertainties that require more assessment and consideration.
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