Small island nations will be threatened even with global warming under control

According to the study 'The Paris Agreement and Climate Justice: Unequal Impacts of Sea Level Rise Associated with Temperature Targets' (🇬🇧), even if the increase in average temperature remains within the limits of Paris Agreement, the medium and long-term effects of global warming already reached should facilitate the melting of ice sheets in Antarctica.

The analysis points out that the frozen continent contains the largest stock of fresh water in the world, enough to raise the level of oceans in 58 meters. At the same time, the researchers pointed out that the physics of the ice sheet itself contributes to its liquefaction (the physical change of a substance from a gaseous to a liquid state), which will continue for millennia, even if global greenhouse gas emissions are reduced. controlled.

Furthermore, they reveal that the impact of the melt will be uneven in geographic terms. Some areas in the Caribbean Sea, as well as the Indian and Pacific Oceans, will experience a disproportionate share of the rising sea level due to Antarctic melting – up to 33% higher than the global average.

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