Rising Sea Levels (POSTnote)

Erik MacKie; Jonathan Wentworth

Rising Sea Levels (POSTnote)

Erik MacKie, Jonathan Wentworth

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Abstract

Sea level rise increases the frequency and severity of coastal flooding and rates of coastal erosion. Sea level rise will continue far beyond the 21st century, even if global temperature increase is limited to 2°C above pre-industrial levels. This POSTnote sets out the causes and likely future levels of sea level rise and its implications. It updates POSTnote 363 on Sea Level Rise, published in September 2010.

Original language	English
Type	POSTnote (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology)
Media of output	Text
Publisher	Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology
Number of pages	4
Volume	555
Publication status	Published - 15 Jun 2017

Structured keywords

Cabot Institute
PolicyBristol

Keywords

Climate Change
Sea level
Antarctica
Arctic
Coastal flooding
Climate impacts

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MacKie, E., & Wentworth, J. (2017, Jun 15). Rising Sea Levels (POSTnote). Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology.

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