• MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.world
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    12 hours ago

    Actually, recent studies show the west antarctic ice sheet has already crossed tipping points and could add 1-2 meters within this century, not just in “a couple hundred years” as the thermal intertia you mentioned is being overcome by ocean currents undercutting the glacers.

    • FundMECFS@lemmy.cafe
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      8 hours ago

      No that will happen in a century. What Imm saying is it will be even worse in a couple hundred years.