Potential Climate Change Impacts

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Coastal Impacts

Sea Level change is due to two different processes:

Over half of the human population lives within 100 km of the sea -> severe economical impact.

Impact on Coastal Areas

U.S. East Coast if West sheet melted (17-foot rise) U.S. East Coast if East sheet melted (170-foot rise)
Florida if West sheet melted (17-foot rise) Florida if East sheet melted (170-foot rise)

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Andrea Hahmann
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