The earth is heating up. As a result, the sea level is rising. In the past century it was about 12 to 21 centimeters worldwide, climate scientists at the United Nations have calculated. In comparison, in the 2400 years before that, that was an average of 9 centimeters per century.
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The faster rise is continuing, say climate scientists. The Netherlands expects the sea level to be between 85 and 110 centimeters higher in 2100 than it is now. “There are also more extreme scenarios,” says Alex Hekman, water business director at Sweco. They assume an increase of up to 3 meters. “When the melting of the polar caps has started, the rise will accelerate. Compare it with a snowball rolling down a mountain: the longer it takes, the faster it goes and the bigger it gets. ”
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