Sea Level Will Rise Seven Meters

Greenland will lose 110 billion tons of ice, which will result in a 27-centimeter rise in sea levels. This will likely happen this century, shows a new study, which emphasizes that this will happen even if all of the world's countries stopped their CO2 emissions right now. The study is led by scientists from the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland.

However, the scientists are not optimistic about slowing down global warming, since China, for example, is planning to become CO2 neutral only in 2060. It is therefore expected that sea levels will rise twice as much this century.

Ice covers 80% of Greenland and is the second largest ice cap in the world after Antarctica. It covers 1,7 million square meters, is up to 3,2 kilometers tall, and holds around 2,9 million cubic kilometers of ice. If the ice cap melts, the water level in the world's oceans will rise around 7 meters.