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Sea level rise will cause ‘catastrophic inland migration’, scientists warn

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Sea level rise will become unmanageable at just 1.5C of global heating and lead to 'catastrophic inland migration' Loss of ice from Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets is now principal driver of sea level rise.

The international target to keep global temperature rise below 1C is already out of reach.

But every fraction of a degree of global warming avoided by climate action still matters.

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