Quotes
- Sea levels are expected to rise as a result of global warming with adverse effects on many people living in coastal areas, although the patterns may not be uniform around the globe.
- Sea-level rise projections for 2100 are several tens of centimetres above 1990 levels but beyond 2100 sea level will continue to rise for centuries after greenhouse gas concentrations have stabilised.
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“Man is timid and apologetic; he is no longer upright; he dares not say “I think,” “I am,” but quotes some saint or sage.”
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