The transmitter and receivers Energous brings to my office can send power to two devices that require less than 10 watts of power at a distance of up to 15 feet; eventually, Energous says, it will be able to charge more gadgets at a time.
This debate about whether there will be 1 or 2 meters of sea level rise by 2100, however, pales in comparison to the numbers for the long-term outlook. The last time the planet was steadily 2 degrees C warmer than pre-industrial times, some 120,000 years ago, sea levels were 5 to 10 meters higher than today.
At an average elevation of 12 feet (3.7 meters), the city is increasingly vulnerable to sea-level rise linked to climate change. Sea level has been rising globally, and the rate of sea-level rise has accelerated over the past two decades. During the twentieth century, global mean sea level rose at an average of 0.07 inches (1.8 millimeters) per year.