Antarctica’s contribution to global sea level rise
How much ice is there in Antarctica? And if it were to melt, how much would global sea levels rise, and how quickly?
Sea level rise
Postglacial rebound
This page was kindly contributed by Dr Pippa Whitehouse from Durham University. How does the Earth recover after an Ice Age? | Ice sheet deglaciation | Sea level change | Solid Earth Shape | Modern ice sheet melt | Further reading | References | Comments | How does the Earth recover after an Ice Age? …
Sea level rise
Introduction | Holocene sea level rise | Current observations | Predicting the future | References | Comments | Introduction Global sea levels are currently rising at an average rate of 1.8 mm per year since 1961, and 3.1 mm per year since 1993. The main contributions for this rise are from melting glaciers and ice …