Recent research warns that sea levels will rise dramatically even with a global temperature increase of just 1.5C. The melting of Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, significantly accelerated since the 1990s, is the key driver threatening coastal populations. Even if emissions are curbed, projections indicate a 1cm annual rise by 2100, outpacing the ability to construct necessary defense infrastructure. With a potential rise of up to 12 meters from full glacial melt, urgent action is crucial to mitigate human suffering and economic costs associated with flooding and displacement.
Sea level rise will become unmanageable at just 1.5C of global heating, leading to catastrophic inland migration as temperatures continue to rise.
The loss of ice from Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, which has quadrupled since the 1990s, is the principal driver of current sea level rise.
Even if fossil fuel emissions are rapidly slashed, sea levels are predicted to rise by 1cm a year by the century's end, outpacing coastal defenses.
The 1.5C limit was believed to prevent the worst impacts of climate change, but evidence shows itâs insufficient to mitigate sea level rise.
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