«The important point here is that smooth projections of sea level rise do not capture this variability, so
adverse effects of sea level rise may occur before they are predicted to happen,» said Andrea Dutton, an earth scientist at the University of Florida.
«The important point here is that smooth projections of sea level rise do not capture this variability, so
adverse effects of sea level rise may occur before they are predicted to happen,» Dutton said.
Not exact matches
At least two municipal governments reassured investors that they were «unable to predict whether
sea -
level rise or other impacts
of climate change or flooding from a major storm will occur, when they may occur, and if any such events occur, whether they will have a material
adverse effect...»» (emphasis added)
A 2017 disclosure by San Francisco reads: «The city is unable to predict whether
sea level rise or other impacts
of climate change or flooding from a major storm will occur, when they may occur, and if any such events occur, whether they will have a material
adverse effect on the business operations or financial condition
of the city and the local economy.»
The social cost
of carbon is the discounted monetary value
of future climate change damages due to additional CO2 emissions (for example, the costs
of adverse agricultural
effects, protecting against
rising sea levels, health impacts, species loss, risks
of extreme warming scenarios, and so on).