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Originally Posted by oil pan 4
It's only 10 inches in 100 years, then why is everyone freaking out over this.
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It isn't nearly that simple. In fact, to all of you arguing back and forth in this thread: none of this is as simple as either side makes it out to be. We talk in absolutes when arguing, but this issue is not conducive to absolutes because the future is a) quite complex because it depends on a variety of factors, some of which we probably haven't even considered, and b) impossible to predict with a high degree of accuracy because of a).
So, for the question in...question, what will sea levels do over the coming century? The
IPCC and
NASA have materials available addressing this. Notice all the caveats--"high degree of confidence," "medium degree of confidence," "likely ranges," "median projection," etc.
If it was possible to say, "Sea level rise will be 10 inches between now and 2100," or "Sea level rise will be 10 meters between now and 2100," in either case we would be much better equipped to address it just by knowing, absolutely, what will happen. But that is impossible.