Ocean levels could increase by 1.35 meters by 2100 according to a new report released last week.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A report published in Ocean Science<\/a> stated that the oceans are rising far faster than originally predicted. This is largely caused by the accelerated rate of glacier and ice melting associated with global temperature increases. <\/p>\n\n\n\n According to data from the report, the 1.35 meter increase is 25 centimetres higher than what the 2019 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)<\/a> had projected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 25 centimetres may not seem like a dramatic increase, but experts warn that this number could be incredibly dangerous. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration<\/a>, \u201cGlobal mean sea level has risen about 21\u201324 centimetres since 1880, with about a third of that coming in just the last two and a half decades.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Along with a sea level increase, coastal populations have also grown, resulting in some of the most densely populated areas being the ones most at risk. Currently, 2.4 billion people<\/a> or approximately about 40 per cent of the world\u2019s population lives within 100 km of the coast. This could result in massive displacement of people around the world, should the predictions of water levels rising come to fruition.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Large coastal cities population growth:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n