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Rising Sea Levels Threaten 230 Million Lives by 2100

5/26/2025

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Rising sea levels pose a dire threat, with projections suggesting increases of several meters by 2100, even under the best climate scenarios. The melting ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica are driving this crisis, endangering around 230 million people living just a meter above current sea levels, who face the looming specter of flooding and displacement.

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Story summary

Rising sea levels pose a dire threat, with projections suggesting increases of several meters by 2100, even under the best climate scenarios. The melting ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica are driving this crisis, endangering around 230 million people living just a meter above current sea levels, who face the looming specter of flooding and displacement.