Sea Level Rising

I read this in todays paper:

Scientists Say Millions Could Flee Rising Sea

Nations must make plans to help tens of millions of "sea-level refugees" if

global warming continues at its present pace, German researchers said

yesterday.

Waters are rising and warming, making storms more destructive, they said,

and seas are becoming more acidic, threatening to throw entire food chains

into chaos.

In the long run, sea level rises are going to be the most severe impact of

global warming on human society, said Stefan Rahmstorf, presenting a report

to a UN meeting in Nairobi.

The report said that nations should be considering making a "managed

retreat" from the most endangered areas, including low lying island states,

parts of Bangladesh and Florida.

A report by international scientists who advise the UN predicted a sea level

rise of up to 2.9 feet between 1990 and 2100.

The low lying Pacific island nation of Tuvalu has already agreed on a deal

for New Zealand to take about one half of its 10,000 people to work in

agriculture if it becomes swamped by rising sea levels.

Rahmstorf said their data did not conclusively prove warmer seas created

more storms, but that there is a clear link between rising temperatures and

the power of hurricanes.

(from Cathie Vonesh, 11/10/06)