Sea Level Projections (IMAGE)

University of Copenhagen - Niels Bohr Institute

Sea Level Projections

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The worst-case sea level projections is shown in red. There is 95% certainty that sea level will not rise faster than this upper-limit. Purple shows the likely range of sea level rise as projected in the IPCC fifth assessment report under a scenario with rising emissions throughout the 21st century.

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(Credit: Aslak Grinsted, NBI)

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(Credit: Aslak Grinsted, NBI)

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