Yet, if climate change predictions are accurate, some Islands in the region may disappear completely, and others may lose large tracts of land (see page 302 of this Report for photos of sea level predictions for Masig Island). (humanrights.gov.au)
Rignot said the results are «probably going to provide more incentive for the next [Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report] to revise sea level prediction a little bit upwards.» (scientificamerican.com)
Actually, the Monck is an official IPCC reviewer and had pointed out factors which resulted in substantial changes in the AR4 supplement earlier this year (a large reduction in sea level predictions). (wattsupwiththat.com)