jəˈrunˈprɑːtI knew we were fucked, but reading this we have to prepare for much worse! Prepare for much more migrations, incl. the Dutch!
*Scientists discover evidence for past high-level sea rise*
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-08/uonm-sde083019.php
"… This study found that during this period, global mean sea level was as high as 16.2 meters (with an uncertainty range of 5.6 to 19.2 meters) above present. This means that even if atmospheric CO2 stabilizes around current levels, the global mean sea level would still likely rise at least that high, if not higher, the scientists concluded. In fact, it is likely to rise higher because of the increase in the volume of the oceans due to rising temperature.
"Considering the present-day melt patterns, this extent of sea level rise would most likely be caused by a collapse of both Greenland and the West Antarctic ice sheets," Dumitru said.
The authors also measured sea level at 23.5 meters higher than present about four million years ago during the Pliocene Climatic Optimum, when global mean temperatures were up to 4°C higher …"
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