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Because according to the related articles, that multi-foot rise in sea levels depends on the melting of the large portion of the glacier that is on land. The p
by koheripbal 4y ago
Because according to the related articles, that multi-foot rise in sea levels depends on the melting of the large portion of the glacier that is on land.
The point is that they don't publish ANY numbers that aren't at the extreme end of what's possible.
- Arnt 4y ago"We measured twice the forecast speed" implies that the previous forecast wasn't close to the extreme end, so it's not true that they only ever publish extreme numbers. I wonder what the extreme end actually is. The glacier (the part on land) is sliding down into the sea at a speed of half a centimeter per minute now, and the main factor holding the speed down is disappearing. How fast can ice slide?