Sea Level Rise: What's Next?

This topic submitted by Scott Barker and Nicki Richmond ( barkersp@muohio, nickilyn17@hotmail ) on 1/25/02 .

The purpose of this project is to investigate sea levels of the past and those which may be imminent in the future. Based on the geologic past, sea level has gone through a series of fluctuations due to glacial/interglacial periods. We predict that sea level has changed in the past and will continue to rise today, as it is an interglacial period. However, the rate at which it is rising is alarming due to global climate change. We will research evidence that show indications of sea level fluctuations in the past, as well as models of the future.


Web Resources:

Potential Impact
http://www.fao.org/waicent/faoinfo/sustdev/EIdirect/EIre0045.htm

Out there news
http://www.megastories.com/warming/index.shtml

EPA reports
http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/publications/impacts/sealevel/index.html

Global sea level change
http://www.agu.org/revgeophys/dougla01/dougla01.html

CNN site
http://www.cnn.com/2000/NATURE/03/06/sea.level.enn/

Pacific Monitoring
http://www.ntf.flinders.edu.au/TEXT/PRJS/PACIFIC/pacific.html

Sea level history
http://www.ig.utexas.edu:88/outreach/GMO%20Web/SeaLevel/seaLevel_intro.htm

Intergovernment Panel on Climate Change
http://www.ipcc.ch/


Books/Journal References:

Douglas, B.C., Kearney, M.S., et. al. Sea Level Rise: History and Consequences. Academic Press, New York 2001.

Pirazzoli, P.A., Sea-level Changes:The Last 20,000 Years. Chichester, New York:
1996.

Haley, James, Global Warming. Greenhaven Press, San Diego: 2002.

Noye, J. and Grzechnik, M., Sea Level Changes and Their Effects. World Scientific,
New Jersey, 2001.

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