In case Boston area residents didn't have enough reason to be concerned with the effects of global warming, a study released today by the National Center for Atmospheric Research found that melting of the Greenland ice sheet could result in much higher sea levels because of ocean circulation patterns."If the Greenland melt continues to accelerate, we could see significant impacts this century on the northeast U.S. coast from the resulting sea level rise," NCAR scientist and the lead author of study Aixue Hu said. "Major northeastern cities are directly in the path of the greatest rise."
The study concluded that sea levels could rise anywhere from 12 to 20 inches. Regardless of the exact increase, this much of a sea level rise would have a significant—and damaging—impact on the city of Boston.
With this news in mind, be sure you are doing everything you can to reverse the dangerous effects of global warming. For more information on the study, check out this post on The Globe's green blog.
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