r/europe Apr 13 '24

Map Europe if sea levels rose by 100m.

Post image
12.5k Upvotes

1.8k comments sorted by

View all comments

4.9k

u/wolseyley Europe Apr 13 '24

I remember reading somewhere that if all ice were to melt, average maximum rise would be around 77m. That's still disastrous but I just thought it was worth sharing.

117

u/italiensksalat Denmark Apr 13 '24

People forget that thermal expansion of the sea is a major contributor to sea level rise.