Leaves of the extinct southern beech (Nothofagus beardmorensi) found at Oliver Bluffs, in the Transantarctic mountains, Antarctica. Photograph: J Francis, A Ashworth Source: The Guardian |
You can read The Guardian's whole piece here.
Of course, it will take centuries for the ice caps to melt. But 66 feet! And temperatures don't rise immediately—they'll also take time to respond to the forcing caused by greenhouse gases. The worst of that is that even when we stabilise greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere, temperatures will go on rising. And when we stabilise temperatures, the sea level will go on rising.
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