Some others say seas will only rise 3 ft. by 2100. So Philippines shouldn't lose that much land.
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Sea Level Rise of 3 feet by 2100
In the recent past the IPCC projected a sea level rise of 6 inches to 37 inches by 2100. On March 24, 2006 researchers said in a report, Paleoclimatic Evidence for Future Ice-Sheet Instability and Rapid Sea-Level Rise, in the Journal Science that accelerating meltdown of Antarctic and Arctic ice, along with melting Greenland glaciers will increase sea level rise perhaps by more than 3 feet. The scientists say that anticipated Arctic warming of 4 degrees Fahrenheit by 2100, will be at least as warm as it was 130,000 years, when sea level was 20 feet higher.
But some Pacific islands already being affected:
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The island state of Kiribati (population, 100,000) is being threatened with rising seas, engulfing homes and crops. These are rising sea levels, surges during sunny weather. Says one islander, "It's nice weather, and all of a sudden water is pouring into your living room. NPR's Living on Earth spotlights a discussion of the threat to Kiribati - Listen to the program or view the transcript
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Tuvalu is an island state, comprising a number of low-lying islands, altogether about 1/7th the size of Washington D.C.and located directly east of Australia and north of New Zealand. He told negotiators that his country faces the threat of storm surges that wash directly across the entire island. It is happening now. As the fate of Tuvalu and its 10,000 inhabitants seems hopeless against the encroaching waters, the government of Tuvalu is weighing whether or not to purchase land in another country. Mr. Lauti says, "When a cyclone hits us, there is no place to escape. We cannot climb any mountains or move away to take refuge. It is hard to describe the effects of a cyclonic storm surge when it washes right across our islands. I would not want to wish this experience anyone." (67) .......... Among the small islands of Tuvalu, rising seas have already endangered sacred sites. Rising seas have seeped into some islands' croplands, making it too salty to grow vegetables. Tuvalu farmers are now beginning to grow their taro crops not in traditional pits, but in tin containers filled with compost.
Got above from site on Global Warming. It has alot of info.:
http://www.ecobridge.org/content/g_tht.htm They say Global Warming will bring more disease. Diseases like warm weather. Read this:
http://www.jhu.edu/~climate/about_us.htm