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New research finds that every 1 degree Celsius of temperature rise eventually equates to 2.3 meters of sea level rise. Anders Levermann is lead researcher on the study from the Potsdam Institute. He tells host Steve Curwood about the expectations for sea level rise over the next 2,000 years.
New research from Germany’s climate research center, the Potsdam Institute, finds that for every degree Celsius the temperature increases, sea levels will rise about 7 feet. Anders Levermann, lead researcher on the study, tells host Steve Curwood this dramatic sea level rise will take place over the next 2,000 years.