ADAPTATION TO FIVE METRES OF SEA LEVEL RISE
There is an unknown but small probability that the West-Antarctic Ice Sheet will collapse because of anthropogenic climate change. A WAIS collapse would imply a 5-6 metre sea level rise within centuries. In three case studies, we investigate the response of society to the most extreme yet not implau...
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Language: | English |
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2005
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Online Access: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.666.3928 http://coastalchange.ca/download_files/external_reports/Tol_%282005%29_AdaptationtoFiveMeters.pdf |