Africa: 'Business As Usual' Could Lead to Catastrophic Global Sea-Level Rise, Says New Study

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As hurricane season bears down on many people and communities this month, one of the key factors linked to increasing severity of a storm's impacts - sea level rise - sees new predictions emerge for "worst-case scenarios".

Mathematicians and scientists calculate likely and possible outcomes based on probabilities, with computers able to crunch ever larger volumes of data to come up with more accurate predictions.

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