Scientific American: For decades, the inevitability of many feet, even yards, of sea-level rise in a warming climate has been crystal clear. But societys response, both in stemming heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to eroding coastlines, will always be more a function of the rate of change than the ultimate outcome. Thats why its important to get beyond headlines including the titles of papers in considering new research pointing to the inevitable collapse of ice sheets in West Antarctica....