Emissions could add 15 inches to 2100 sea level rise, NASA-led study finds (IMAGE)

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Emissions could add 15 inches to 2100 sea level rise, NASA-led study finds

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Ice shelves in Antarctica, such as the Getz Ice Shelf seen here, are sensitive to warming ocean temperatures. Ocean and atmospheric conditions are some of the drivers of ice sheet loss that scientists considered in a new study estimating additional global sea level rise by 2100.

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Jeremy Harbeck/NASA

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