Burning remaining fossil fuel could cause 60-meter sea level rise

Burning remaining fossil fuel could cause 60-meter sea level rise Washington DC (SPX) Sep 15, 2015 - New work from an international team including Carnegie's Ken Caldeira demonstrates that the planet's remaining fossil fuel resources would be sufficient to melt nearly all of Antarctica if burned, leading to a 50- or 60-meter (160 to 200 foot) rise in sea level. Because so many major cities are at or near sea level, this would put many highly populated areas where more than a billion people live ... morehttp://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Burning_remaining_fossil_fuel_could_cause_60_meter_sea_level_rise_999.html