“recent computer forecasts suggest that if greenhouse gas emissions continue at a high level, parts of antarctica could break up rapidly, causing the ocean to rise six feet or more by the end of this century.
“recent computer forecasts suggest that if greenhouse gas emissions continue at a high level, parts of antarctica could break up rapidly, causing the ocean to rise six feet or more by the end of this century.
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if the sheet were to break down, ocean levels would rise by several metres in a relatively geologically short period of time, perhaps a matter of centuries.