Cutting specific pollutants would slow sea level rise, research indicates
Sunday, April 14, 2013 - 21:30
in Earth & Climate
With coastal areas bracing for rising sea levels, new research indicates that cutting emissions of certain pollutants can greatly slow down sea level rise. Reductions in the four pollutants that cycle comparatively quickly through the atmosphere could forestall the rate of sea level rise by roughly 25 to 50 percent.