Glaciologist Eric Rignot (NASA/JPL) explains future sea-level rise

How the changing climate is causing erosion, permafrost loss, sea ice retreat, sea-level rise, increased storminess and longer ice-free seasons, and what this means for coastal heritage sites.

Climate models used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimate global temperature and precipitation patterns will change throughout the 21st century given current rising greenhouse gas concentrations. This visualization is based on a scenario in which carbon dioxide concentrations reach 670 parts per million by 2100, up from around 400 ppm today.