A 30-year-old sea level rise projection has basically come true

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1. > Törnqvist’s study found that real-world emissions have closely tracked one of the report’s middle-of-the-road scenarios.

   > And global sea levels have risen about nine centimeters – very close to the eight predicted by the U.N. report.

   > Those early predictions were made without today’s advanced computer models, and they over- or underestimated the impacts of some drivers of sea level rise.

   > But Törnqvist says it shows that even 30 years ago, scientists understood the fundamentals of climate change.

2. 30 years ago, they were saying SLR due to thermal expansion was understood with great confidence. Other factors less so.

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