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Antarctica’s vast ice cap, which covers about as much of the earth as North America and is close to 5km. Photograph: imageBROKER/Alamy Stock Photo
September 24, 2020
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Melting of the Antarctic ice sheet will cause sea level rises of about two and a half metres around the world, even if the goals of the Paris agreement are met, research has shown. The melting is likely to take place over a long period, beyond the end of this century, but is almost certain to be irreversible, because of the way in which the ice cap is likely to melt, the new model reveals.

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