ADVISORY/Experts Available to Discuss Threat of Rising Sea Levels Due to Global Warming.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE) TOPIC: Researchers have calculated that an increase of 3-degrees Celsius in the annual average temperature would be enough to melt an ice sheet in Greenland, which is 1.8 miles thick, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. an article by Reuters. Researchers caution the ice sheet could melt within the next 1,000 years, resulting in a seven-yard rise in sea levels. Scientists warn that unless more is done to reduce carbon dioxide carbon dioxide, chemical compound, CO2, a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that is about one and one-half times as dense as air under ordinary conditions of temperature and pressure. and emissions, areas around the world including parts of Florida and Bangladesh could be overcome by such rising sea levels. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Chris Fox is an environmental sciences professor at the Community College of Baltimore County The Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) is an accredited community college located in Baltimore County, Maryland in the United States with three main campuses and two extension centers. . He is an expert in the fields of global warming global warming, the gradual increase of the temperature of the earth's lower atmosphere as a result of the increase in greenhouse gases since the Industrial Revolution. , environmental careers, environmental technologies and energy use and technologies. PR Contact: Jennifer Davis 410-869-7153 hhdavis@ccbcmd.edu Dr. David Bayless, of Ohio University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, holds patents in electrostatic precipitation (licensed) and greenhouse gas control. His research teams are currently involved in federal, state and private research in precipitation, bioremediation bi·o·re·me·di·a·tion n. The use of biological agents, such as bacteria or plants, to remove or neutralize contaminants, as in polluted soil or water. of greenhouse gases, and adaptation of fuel cells for use with coal-derived syngas
Syngas (from synthesis gas) is the name given to a gas mixture that contains varying amounts of carbon monoxide and hydrogen generated by the gasification of a carbon containing fuel to a gaseous product with . 740-593-0264 740-593-4902 (University PR Phone) Professor Scott Turner, of the State University of New York (body) State University of New York - (SUNY) The public university system of New York State, USA, with campuses throughout the state. , Syracuse, Department of Environmental & Forest Biology, is an expert regarding global climate change and global warming. 315-470-6806 ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/. |
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