Sea level rise is accelerating; how much it costs is up to us | John Abraham

Important new research shows that sea levels are rising at unprecedented rates, and will have tremendous costs if we don't slow them

As humans emit heat-trapping gases into the atmosphere, it's causing the Earth to warm. It's also causing the ocean waters to rise. In fact, water rise is one of the clearest signatures of a warming world. The questions we want to answer are, how much will sea levels rise, and how fast?

The answers to this have large implications on what societies should do. It isn't just coastal communities that will be affected. While there are approximately 150 million people worldwide that live within 3 feet of today's water levels, because of the interconnected economies and societies, ocean rise will affect us all.