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1. I once computed the sea level rise from (uniform) 1 degree C to be 2 feet.

Sat Jan 30, 2016, 10:48 AM

Jan 2016

Of course, it won't be anywhere close to uniform warming, but it was a larger number than I was expecting. Thermal expansion isn't negligible.

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I once computed the sea level rise from (uniform) 1 degree C to be 2 feet. phantom power Jan 2016 #1