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.
What's more, scientists expect regional variations in sea-level rise to continue. So, for example, a two-foot (61.0-centimeter) rise in global sea level is likely to produce a relative sea-level rise of approximately 2.9 feet (88.4 centimeters) at Hampton Roads, the metropolitan area that includes Virginia Beach.