Study: Global warming may raise sea levels

MICHAEL CASEY
Associated Press

BANGKOK, Thailand - Global warming will cause sea levels to rise up to 34 centimeters (11 inches) by the end of the century, causing increased flooding and coastal erosion, according to a new study by Australian researchers.

The study - published in this month’s issue of the journal Geophysical Research Letters - said global warming was expected to further heat up the world’s oceans and cause glaciers in the Himalayas and ice sheets in Greenland to melt.

The study estimated sea levels would increase between 28 centimeters (11 inches) to 34 centimeters (13 inches) by 2100.

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