A Study with 800,000 Years of Simulations Concludes that the Ice Sheet of Western Antarctica Can Collapse with Just 0.25°C More of Ocean Warming and that the 4 Metre Rise of Sea Level that Would Follow Could Not Be Stopped.

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The ice layer of Western Antarctica could be much closer to a dangerous point than was thought. A study published in Communications Earth & Environment argues that its long-term collapse could be triggered by a very small warming of the deep ocean, between 0 and 0.25 °C above current conditions. The final consequence would be an average global sea level rise of more than four meters, though spread over hundreds or thousands of years. The key is …