Sentences with phrase «cm higher water level»
Think of your tub: if you want 10 cm higher water level at one end, you can achieve this by turning on the tap — but you can get there much faster by pushing some water over there with your hand, albeit temporarily and at the expense of the water level at the other end.
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In light of trends showing a likely 3 °C or more global temperature rise by the end of this century (a figure that could become much higher if all feedback processes, such as changes of sea ice and water vapor, are taken into account) that could result in sea level rises ranging from 20 to 59 cm (again a conservative estimation), Hansen believes it is critical for scientists in the field to speak out about the consequences and rebuke the spin offered by pundits who «have denigrated suggestions that business - as - usual greenhouse gas emissions may cause a sea level rise of the order of meters.»