Adaptation to five metres of sea level rise

• Main Authors: Tol, R.S.J., Bohn, M., Downing, T., Guillerminet, M.L., Hizsnyik, E., Kasperson, R.E., Lonsdale, K., Toth, F.L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Routledge; Taylor & Francis 2006
• Subjects: Antarctic; Rhone; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/eprint/7846/

There is an unknown but probably small probability that the West-Antarctic Sheet (WAIS) will collapse because of anthropogenic climate change. A WAIS collapse could cause a 5-6 metre global sea level rise within centuries. In three case studies, we investigate the response of society to the most ext...