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- https://geo.libretexts.org/Workbench/Climate_Primer/7%3A_Climate_Risks/7.4%3A_Destructive_StormsThere is now a strong consensus that the incidence of the strongest storms, which although small in number dominate mortality and damage statistics, will increase over time, even though there may be a...There is now a strong consensus that the incidence of the strongest storms, which although small in number dominate mortality and damage statistics, will increase over time, even though there may be a decline of the far more numerous weaker events. property losses (billions of 2011 USD) from the combination of higher sea levels and increased incidence of intense hurricanes, under emissions scenario RCP 8.5.
- https://geo.libretexts.org/Workbench/Climate_Primer/8%3A_The_Bottom_Line/8.2%3A_The_Bottom_LineNext generation nuclear fission has many advantages over 1960s nuclear technology and, once developed, can be ramped up to meet a large fraction of demand in 15 years, judging from the experience of c...Next generation nuclear fission has many advantages over 1960s nuclear technology and, once developed, can be ramped up to meet a large fraction of demand in 15 years, judging from the experience of countries like France and Sweden. (Nuclear-energy costs over the lifetime of power plants are competitive with coal and oil.) There is also renewed optimism that nuclear fusion, a basically limitless clean source of energy, may become commercially viable in 20 to 30 years.
- https://geo.libretexts.org/Workbench/Climate_Primer/7%3A_Climate_Risks/7.2%3A_Sea_Level_RiseRunoff from melting ice in Greenland and West Antarctica is expected to further increase the rate of sea level rise over coming decades, and projections range upward to an increase of around 1 meter (...Runoff from melting ice in Greenland and West Antarctica is expected to further increase the rate of sea level rise over coming decades, and projections range upward to an increase of around 1 meter (3 feet) by 2100. Figure \PageIndex2: Sea level increase (in meters) since the peak of the last ice age, based on detailed geologic evidence from a number of coastal and island locations.
