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tclambert

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33. An inch or two.

Tue Mar 17, 2015, 12:20 PM

Mar 2015

Current sea level rise is 3 millimeters per year. 30 millimeters is a little over 1 inch. The rate may increase, though, so be ready for an extra inch or two.

Eventually (like by the year 2300) sea levels may rise 20 feet. We're talking about glaciers here. When a glacier speeds way, way up, it is still really, really slow.

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