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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: ocean currents

ocean currents stories: 3 news summaries

(Newser) - Increases in sea level caused by climate change could be dramatically larger than the world average in the densely populated Northeast, LiveScience reports. A new study shows that the melting Greenland ice cap and ocean dynamics will push 12 to 20 more inches of water toward New England and Canada... More »

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climate change • New York City • Northeast • Boston • Greenland • sea level • glacier • scientific study • ocean currents • melting ice

Scientists
Solve Riddle
of  'Medieval Warm' Era

Finding debunks climate-change deniers

Apr 5, 09 5:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Atlantic ocean winds warmed Europe 1000 years ago, scientists say, scuttling a key argument used by those who deny current pollution is causing climate change. The natural regional phenomenon pinpointed as the cause of the Medieval Warm Period no longer exists and cannot be responsible for current global warming, reports... More »

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climate change • global warming • Europe • ocean currents

Global Warming Will Buoy East Coast Sea Level

Altered Atlantic current means higher flood risk from Boston-DC

Mar 16, 09 12:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - The effect of climate change on Atlantic currents will boost the threat of flooding along the US East Coast more than glacial melting alone, a study predicts. New York, Boston, and Washington, DC, are expected to experience more shoreline encroachment and have higher risk of storm surges as changing currents... More »

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New York City • Boston • Washington DC • Greenland • sea level • flooding • glacier • ocean temperature • glacial melt • ocean currents

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