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.
Florida Keys prepare for sea level rise over the next 50 years. 10:48 AM, Jul 2, 2013. 1:36 PM, Jul 2, 2013. KEY WEST, Fla. - Hurricane storm surge can inundate the narrow, low-lying Florida Keys, but that is far from the only water worry for officials.A tidal gauge operating since before the Civil War has documented a sea level rise of 9 inches in the last century, and officials expect that to double over the next 50 years.efore writing the plan, the counties reviewed regional sea level data and projected a rise of 9 to 24 inches in the next 50 years. The rate's doubled. It would be disingenuous and sloppy and irresponsible not to respond to it, Monroe County Administrator Roman Gastesi, who oversees the Keys.