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from the article > If [the antarctic] ice sheet were to disintegrate, it could raise the level of the sea by more than 160 feet
by sharkjacobs 9y ago
from the article
> If [the antarctic] ice sheet were to disintegrate, it could raise the level of the sea by more than 160 feet
- averagewall 9y agoThere's no evidence that would happen any time in the meaningful future. That's a completely unrealistic scenario, though it's useful to put an upper bound on sea level rise. EDIT: Worst case prediction for 2100: 2.5 m Best case prediction for 2100: 0.3 m I guess the worst case includes the worst known feedback loops. https://phys.org/news/2017-01-scientists-bar-sea.html https://phys.org/news/2017-01-scientists-bar-sea.html
- hn_throwaway_99 9y agoYeah, thanks, this was the point I wanted to make. My question is, if we get positive feedback loops kicking in, what would be the worst case scenario in the next 50-100 years?