The Antarctic ice sheet is much less likely to become unstable and cause dramatic sea-level rise in upcoming centuries if the world follows policies that keep global warming below a key 2015 Paris climate agreement target, according to a Rutgers coauthored study.
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DHAKA, May 5
Antarctic melting could cause a dramatic rise in sea levels if countries fail to keep global warming below 2 degrees Celsius, posing a serious threat to low-lying and coastal regions, researchers said on Wednesday.
If the upper temperature goal set in the Paris Agreement is exceeded, the melting Antarctic ice sheet could cause annual average sea-level rise of 0.07 inches (0.18 cm) globally in 2060 and beyond, said the study published in the journal Nature .
Under the 2015 Paris Agreement, more than 190 countries agreed to hold global average temperature rise to well below 2C above pre-industrial times and strive for a limit of 1.5C.