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Science 19 July 2002:
Vol. 297. no. 5580, pp. 350 - 351
DOI: 10.1126/science.1073591
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Perspectives

SEA LEVEL CHANGES:
How Alaska Affects the World

Mark F. Meier and Mark B. Dyurgerov

Sea levels are rising due to global warming. In his Perspective, Meier discusses the contributions of glacier melting in Alaska to sea level rise. He highlights the report by Arendt et al., who show that Alaskan glacier melting has been underestimated. Meier concludes that future sea level rise may be higher than expected.

The authors are at the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA. E-mail: mark.meier{at}colorado.edu

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