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Excerpted with permission from Moving to Higher Ground: Rising Sea Level and The Path Forward by John Englander. Copyright 2021 by John Englander. All rights reserved. This book is available wherever books and ebooks are sold. The above is an affiliate link and we may get a small commission if you purchase from the site.
It even surprises many experts to learn how severely the IPCC understates projected sea level rise (SLR). Paradoxically, the omission is due to their good science and rigorous discipline. Since they can’t agree on exactly how much Antarctic melting will contribute to ocean volume this century, they have effectively used an asterisk. The uncertainty is covered in a footnote to the huge report that few read. Many scientists agree with my belief that the report presents the case for rising sea level poorly. Even highly respected research companies and government organizations around the world often look only to the IPCC’s top-line