10 things you should know about sea level rise and how bad it could be – The Washington Post
Article Synopsis – Sea level rise is potentially one of the most damaging results of climate change, but few people understand its risks. Its impacts — financial and otherwise — will spread far from the coasts. Here are ten things you should know about sea level rise: 1) There is enough water stored as ice to raise sea level 230 feet. 2) Sea levels have changed by hundreds of feet in the past. 3) We are changing sea level at a very rapid rate. 4) We could melt it all. 5) Scientists are racing to better understand how sea level will rise as temperatures climb higher and higher. 6) The last time sea levels changed significantly, there weren’t a lot of people around. 7) Sea level rise is not going to stop anytime soon. 8) Sea level rise will not be the same everywhere. 9) Melting Arctic sea ice does not contribute directly to sea level rise. 10) The cost of sea level rise will go up faster than sea level itself. To read the actual article click here.