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Cross-plot of estimates of atmospheric CO2 and coinciding sea level Temperature vs Sea Level “The multimillennial sea-level commitment of global warming Cross-plot of estimates of atmospheric CO2 and coinciding sea level Cross-plot of estimates of atmospheric CO2 and coinciding sea level Cross-plot of estimates of atmospheric CO2 and coinciding sea level… (B) Results from our probabilistic analysis of the data that fully accounts for uncertainty in both X and Y parameters … dotted lines denote the preindustrial conditions of 0 m and 280 ppm CO2. The horizontal orange line shows +14 m, which is the sea-level rise associated with the total melting of WAIS and GrIS (31). (WAIS= West Antarctic Ice Sheet, GrIS=Greenland Ice Sheet) Source: “Relationship between sea level and climate forcing by CO2 on geological timescales”, Gavin L. Foster and Eelco J. Rohling, Sept 2012 - Source: PNAS URL:     http://www.pnas.org/content/110/4/1209.figures-only Temperature vs Sea Level “The multimillennial sea-level commitment of global warming Temperature vs Sea Level “The multimillennial sea-level commitment of global warming Meters of sea-level rise plotted against temperature increase. Note that a 2.5 oC temperature increase will likely result in 10-15 meters (30-45 feet) of sea level rise. And even with a 2 oC temperature increase the sea level rise will likely be 10 meters (30 feet) 1.       “ Anders Levermann et al, June 2013 PNAS Source: PNAS URL:     http://www.pnas.org/content/110/34/13745.full