Scientists outline long-term sea-level rise in response to warming of planet
Posted by ScienceDaily: Oceanography News on 15 July, 2013
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A new study estimates that global sea levels will rise about 2.3 meters, or more than seven feet, over the next several thousand years for every degree (Celsius) the planet warms. This is one of the first analyses to combine four major contributors to potential sea level rise into a collective estimate, and compare it with evidence of past sea-level responses to global temperature changes....