Thursday, 29 November 2012

Seas rising 60 percent faster than UN forecast: study

Seas rising 60 percent faster than UN forecast: study: Paris (AFP) Nov 28, 2012



Sea levels are rising 60-percent faster than the UN's climate panel forecast in its most recent assessment, scientists reported on Wednesday.

At present, sea levels are increasing at an average 3.2 millimetres (0.125 inches) per year, a trio of specialists reported in the journal Environmental Research Letters.