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Global sea levels rising higher than forecasted because of ice melting in Greenland and Antarctica
Scientists believe that global sea levels could rise far more than predicted, due to accelerating melting in Greenland and Antarctica, The long-held view has been that the world's seas would rise by a maximum of just under a meter by 2100.
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