Still dreaming of that seaside villa? Francesco Zizola/Eyevine
WHATEVER we do now, the seas will rise at least 5 metres. Most of Florida and many other low-lying areas and cities around the world are doomed to go under. If that weren’t bad enough, without drastic cuts in global greenhouse gas emissions – more drastic than any being discussed ahead of the critical climate meeting in Paris later this year – a rise of over 20 metres will soon be unavoidable.
After speaking to the researchers behind a series of recent studies, New Scientist has made the first calculations of what their…
