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Sea levels could rise up to 2 meters in this century. Exactly how much is impossible to know.
A sea level rise of 1 meter would flood gigantic land areas, particularly in Asia, and could destroy the homes of more than 100 million people - essentially turning them into environmental refugees.
More than 70 percent of the world's population lives on coastal plains, and 11 of the world's 15 largest cities are on the coast.
In the long run, the ice sheets of Greenland ice and Western Antarctic could cause a 13 meter (43 feet) rise in sea levels. Even a small fraction of this would be an economic and humanitarian disaster.
This is a rough estimate. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change projected in 2007 rise in sea levels of 18-59 centimeters. within this century. However, another study published in Science Magazine concludes that an improved estimate of sea level rise puts the increase at 0.8-2.0 meters. We use an average of this estimate of 1.4 meters.
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