In a paper published by Columbia University, celebrity climate change activist and academic James Hansen has revealed predictions of a 5 meter sea level rise by 2100.
The prediction is based on a situation where greenhouse emissions continue to grow at current rates. This will result in average global temperatures rising by 3-6 ° Celsius, which will melt both the Arctic and the Antarctic ice sheets. As these areas melt, the enormous quantities of water currently locked away in the ice will be released into the oceans, triggering a global sea level rise.
The report is highly technical, but extremely well written. Hansen and co-author Makiko Sato also discuss the impact of glacier melts and the positive feedback mechanisms involved in ice melts and global warming.
To read the full report, click here.
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