Though long-term calculations are subject to uncertainties, the sea will continue to rise in the coming centuries and it will most likely rise by 75 cm by the year 2100. By 2500 the sea will have risen by 2 metres.
October 19, 2011 11:41 pm | Updated 11:41 pm IST
A seal swims by icebergs off the British Antarctic Survey's Rothera base in this January 23, 2009 file photo. Climate change is turning Antarctica's ice into one of the biggest risks for coming centuries. Even a tiny melt could drive up sea levels, affecting cities from New York to Beijing, or nations from Bangladesh to the Cook Islands -- named after the mariner -- in the Pacific. Scientists are now trying to design ever more high tech experiments -- with satellite radars, lasers, robot submarines, or even deep drilling through perhaps 3 kilometers of ice -- to plug huge gaps in understanding the risks. To match feature CLIMATE/ANTARCTICA REUTERS/Alister Doyle/Files (ANTARCTICA ENVIRONMENT)
Though long-term calculations are subject to uncertainties, the sea will continue to rise in the coming centuries and it will most likely rise by 75 cm by the year 2100. By 2500 the sea will have risen by 2 metres.
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