Emissions could cause sea level to rise by 40 cm by 2100, experts warn – environment – Aviation Analysis Wing

A major international study concluded Thursday that continued emissions of greenhouse gases could lead to a rise in global sea levels of about 40 cm this century as the ice sheets in Antarctica and Greenland continue to melt.
Giant ice caps contain enough frozen water to raise the ocean level by 65 meters, and researchers are increasingly concerned that their melting rates are tracking the UN’s worst-case scenarios for sea level rise.
Experts from more than thirty research institutions have us…

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