Globally, the mean sea levels may rise by about half a meter by 2050, two meters by 2100, and approximately five meters by 2150 if gas emissions owing to global warming continue growing throughout the century, per new research conducted on the effect of polar ice caps melting.
This is significantly higher than UN experts have predicted so far. Pam Pearson, the director and founder of the International Cryosphere Climate Initiative (ICCI), mentioned at the Environmental Protection Ministry’s...