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The most pessimistic IPCC projections estimate a 1 meter rise in sea level over the next century. For comparison sea level rose by 20cm in the past century.
by ggreer 7y ago
The most pessimistic IPCC projections estimate a 1 meter rise in sea level over the next century. For comparison sea level rose by 20cm in the past century.
- adrianN 7y agoThe IPCC might underestimate: https://phys.org/news/2019-08-scientists-evidence-high-level-sea.html https://phys.org/news/2019-08-scientists-evidence-high-level...
- ggreer 7y agoNowhere in that article are timelines mentioned. Yes sea levels will continue to rise, but it will take over a thousand years to melt the ice caps.
- ummonk 7y agoTides, hurricanes etc. tend to result in flooding somewhat above sea level already. 20 feet is probably still overly pessimistic but I'm just erring on the conservative side.