General Article The complicated truth about sea-level rise

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By Eilif Ursin Reed

It makes plain sense that on islands where the highest elevation is sometimes less than two metres, the IPCC’s predicted sea-level rise of up to 58 cm by 2100 will cause devastation.

Or does it? Things that seem obvious at first glance, usually turn out to be more complicated if you look closer. So too with climate change.

In spite of the attention devoted to tropical islands over the last few years, with stories about ‘climate refugees’ and whole nations being forced t...

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