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No. While sea level is expected to rise, it will not flood the entire planet. There is not enough water on Earth to do so. Even if all the ice in the world were to melt, which is not a realistic possibility, sea level would only rise by about 230 feet. Such a rise would cover low-lying places, but most of the land area on Earth would remain high and dry.

The worst-case scenario projections suggest a sea-level rise of 4 to 7 feet by the year 2100.

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