See level rise: It's worse than we thought
"[...] At stake are the lives and livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people, not to mention millions of square kilometres of cities and coastal land, and trillions of dollars in economic terms."
"[...] The oceans are already rising. Global average sea level rose about 17 centimetres in the 20th century, and the rate of rise is increasing."
"[...] Even if all emissions stopped today, sea level would continue to rise."
"[...] Greenland is now losing about 300 gigatonnes of ice per year, enough to raise sea level by 0.83 millimetres. Antarctica is losing about 200 gigatonnes per year, almost all of it from West Antarctica and the Antarctic Peninsula, raising levels by 0.55 millimetres."
Estamos a "meter" muita água...
Para onde quer que olhes, será que me vês? O perfeito e o belo são simples, eu não...
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