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Sea Level Rise Can't Be Stopped

Posted by Soulskill on from the time-to-invest-in-boat-companies dept.

riverat1 writes "Sea level rise won't stop for several hundred years even if we reverse global warming, according to a study published in the journal Nature Climate Change. As warmer water is mixed down into the oceans, it causes thermal expansion of the water. Under the best emissions scenario, the expected rise is 14.2 cm by 2100; under the worst, 32.2 cm from thermal expansion alone. Any water pumped from aquifers or glacial/ice sheet melt is added to that."

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  1. The sky is falling... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    There is no man-made global warming. Besides drowning liberals, communists and socialists in California and New York is good for the Country.