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Dire Sea Level Rise Likely Even In A 1.5C World: Study

The Greenland ice sheet holds enough frozen water to lift global oceans by five metres. (Credit: AFP)

Rising seas will severely test humanity's resilience in the second half of the 21st century and beyond, even if nations defy the odds and cap global warming at the ambitious 1.5 degrees Celsius target, researchers said Tuesday.

The pace at which global oceans are rising has doubled in three decades, and on current trends will double again by 2100 to about one centimetre per year, they reported in a study.

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