Sea levels rising in parts of Indian Ocean, according to new study
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 - 09:49
in Earth & Climate
Newly detected rising sea levels in parts of the Indian Ocean, including the coastlines of the Bay of Bengal, the Arabian Sea, Sri Lanka, Sumatra and Java, appear to be at least partly a result of human-induced increases of atmospheric greenhouse gases, says a study led by the University of Colorado at Boulder.
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