Sea levels could rise by as much as two metres by 2100 in a worst-case scenario involving melting ice caps and high CO2 emissions, a new study suggests. Melting ice caps and glaciers play a major role in forecasting future sea level rise, researchers say. For a 2 C warming scenario, the researchers found that sea levels could rise by 26 centimetres by 2100, with a worst-case scenario of 81 centimetres. With rising sea levels comes the likely displacement of people around the globe. Most of the islands are less than two metres above sea level and many Marshallese have migrated to other countries because of rising sea levels.

Source: CBC News May 22, 2019 18:48 UTC