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IPCC 'Conservative' On Sea Level Rise
2013-10-09 14:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
IRIN: The international scientific community's new assessment of the estimated sea level rise caused by global warming is a significant development, but experts say the projections for higher sea levels in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate (IPCC) assessment report (AR5) are still on the low side. The projections are of immediate concern to low-lying countries and small island states. The new estimates are between 8cm and 98 cm by 2100, depending on the amount of carbon dioxide emitted and efforts...
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