Based on this historical record and the fact that the Laurentide melted away under summertime temperatures similar to those expected in Greenland by the end of this century, Carlson and his colleagues forecast glacial melting that contributes
somewhere between 2.8 inches (seven centimeters) and 5.1 inches (13 centimeters) of
sea level rise per year, or as much as a 4.3 - foot (1.3 - meter)
increase by 2100.