Sea Level Rise Projections until 2100, a nonlinear response?

2015, Climate Visuals, Climate Wiki, Cryosphere, Hydrosphere, Impacts, IPCC, Model, Sea Level Height, Sea Level Rise, StudyLeave a comment

Past sea level rise is not captured by models yet, in particular the response from ice sheets in Antarctica due to global warming. Projections therefore can often be regarded to potentially underestimate future sea level rise. For example, Overpeck et al. (2006), and Hansen (2007) suggest possibilities which could eventually lead to a nonlinear response…

Climate denial and climate communication #Denial101

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ClimateProgress  What’s the best way to show a climate change denier the error of their ways? A new online course answers this question for the masses. Hint: it’s not lobbing an endless stream of scientific evidence that proves human-driven climate change. While this approach may be cathartic, telling those who refuse to accept climate science…