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What will probably happen over the next 100 years due to global climate change?
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The InterGovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)'s 4th Assessment Report (2007) projects that we will probably reach 4°C warming above pre-industrial age levels by 2100. We will pass the 'danger limit' of 2°C warming by 2050.
Sea levels are also predicted to rise at an accelerated rate. Observed sea levels are actually tracking at the upper range of the IPCC projections of 3 mm per year. When accelerating ice loss from Greenland and Antarctica are factored in to the projections, the estimated sea level rise by 2100 is between 75 cm to 2 meters.
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Within the next 100 years a significant portion of ice near the Arctic Circle will melt, particularly Greenland Ice, contributing to seal level rise eventually reaching as high as 20 feet. This means that many coastal areas will flood.
The US National Research Council estimates sea level rise will only be 2 to 7 feet by 2100, implying most of the Greenland ice will not have melted by the end of this century. Most scientists are convinced the data is sufficiently robust to conclude the present warming trend will continue or accelerate without substantial modifications in human practices and behavior.
The IPCC notes that the 3.3 mm/year measured rate of sea level rise is much faster than originally predicted.
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Where did climate change all begin?
Global warming and global climate change happen all over the world. That is the meaning of global.
What are the major topics of climate change?
What is causing global warming.What can we do about it.What will happen if we do nothing.
Is both global environment and global warming is same?
Not quite, though they are very closely connected. Global warming is the warming of the earth. This is causing climate change, which is the many different changes in climate that are beginning to happen.
What do you think might happen if global climate chane affected the global conveyor belt?
ice age!
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What would happen if the Greenhouse effect enhanced?
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