Significant sea-level rise in a two-degree warmer world
Posted by ScienceDaily: Oceanography News on 24 June, 2012
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Even if global warming is limited to two degrees Celsius, global mean sea level could continue to rise, reaching between 1.5 and four meters above present-day levels by the year 2300, with the best estimate being at 2.7 meters, according to a new study. However, emissions reductions that allow warming to drop below 1.5 degrees Celsius could limit the rise strongly....