Tuesday, February 28, 2017

OMG measurements of Greenland give us a glimpse of future sea rise.

If you meet a group of climate scientists, and ask them how much sea levels will rise by say the year 2100, you will get a wide range of answers. But, those with most expertise in sea level rise will tell you perhaps 1 meter (a little over three feet). Then, they will immediately say, “but there is a lot of uncertainty on this estimate.” It doesn’t mean they aren’t certain there will be sea level rise – that is guaranteed as we add more heat in the oceans. Here, uncertainty means it could be a lot more or a little less.  https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2017/feb/24/omg-measurements-of-greenland-give-us-a-glimpse-of-future-sea-rise
Article courtesy of The Guardian by John Abraham

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