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Stunning new sea level rise research, Part 1: Most likely 0.8 to 2.0 meters by 2100

Posted on September 05, 2008

Two major new studies, in Nature and Science, sharply increase the projected sea level rise (SLR) by 2100. This post discusses the Science study, Kinematic Constraints on Glacier Contributions to 21st-Century Sea-Level Rise (subs req'd), which concludes:On the basis of calculations presented here, we suggest thatan improved estimate of the range of SLR to 2100 including increasedice dynamics lies between 0.8 and 2.0 m. these valuesgive a context and starting point for refinements in SLR forecastson the basis of clearly defined assumptions and offer a moreplausible range of estim...

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