Sea levels to rise, new study says

SIKU CIRCUMPOLAR NEWS SERVICE

World sea levels could rise 30 centimetres by the end of the century and extreme weather will become more common due to rapid global warming, warns a new study by a leading German research institute.

The Max Planck Institute for Meteorology in Hamburg said computer models it had created showed the average global temperatures could rise by as much as 4.1°C by 2100.

“Our research pointed to rapid global warming and the shifting of climate zones,” said project leader Erich Roeckner.

The findings will be included in a report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a group of scientists that advises the United Nations. Klaus Toepfer, head of the U.N.’s environment program, said in an interview with German broadcasters NDR that he was extremely worried about the study’s results. He stressed the need for urgent action against climate change.

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