Extreme Pacific sea level events to double in future

Extreme Pacific sea level events to double in future Manoa HI (SPX) Oct 02, 2015 - Many tropical Pacific island nations are struggling to adapt to gradual sea level rise stemming from warming oceans and melting ice caps. Now they may also see much more frequent extreme interannual sea level swings. The culprit is a projected behavioral change of the El Nino phenomenon and its characteristic Pacific wind response, according to recent computer modeling experiments and tide-gauge ... more

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