Sea level rise could be worse than anticipated
Thursday, February 5, 2009 - 14:35
in Earth & Climate
If global warming some day causes the West Antarctic Ice Sheet to collapse, as many experts believe it could, the resulting sea level rise in much of the United States and other parts of the world would be significantly higher than is currently projected, a new study concludes.
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