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Caption: The curve shows the sea level from the year 200 to the year 2100. The future rise in sea level of 1 m is calculated from global warming of 3 degrees in this century. The dotted line indicates the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's prediction. The blue shade indicates the calculations' degree of uncertainty.
Credit: Aslak Grinsted, Niels Bohr Institutet
Usage Restrictions: Credit: Aslak Grinsted, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen
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