Tag: Modern

  • Modern sea-level rise linked to human activities

    Modern sea-level rise linked to human activities

    Surprising glacial and nearly ice-free periods in the last 66 million years Summary     New research reaffirms that modern sea-level rise is linked to human activities and not to changes in Earth’s orbit. Surprisingly, the Earth had nearly ice-free conditions with carbon dioxide levels not much higher than today and had glacial periods in times…