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by igf 3582 days ago
I'd also like to see estimates from the 1990s of how much sea level rise we can expect by 2016.

I seem to remember reading a book back in the day that said New York City would be completely underwater by 2010.

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The IPCC 2nd report came out in 1995. They mention "...a rise in sea level of 30 cm to 1 m by the year 2100."

Seems a bit conservative given current sea level rise, but I suppose they have to go with something that everyone will agree to.

Back in the day I read a book that told the story of how a boy discovered that the old vagabond who skulked about his farm was actually the mighty Belgarath the Sorcerer.