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Inspired by: academic journals » Sudden Collapse of West Antartic Ice Sheet

version: 2 / updated: 2011-03-24
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Originally submitted by: Chi-Jen Yang
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Source of inspiration

Academic/scientific journals (e.g. Research Policy, Nature)

The source of the Wild Card is

Rignot E (2008). "Changes in West Antarctic ice stream dynamics observed with ALOS PALSAR data". Geophys. Res. Lett. 35: L12505. doi:10.1029/2008GL033365

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Sudden Collapse of West Antartic Ice Sheet

Description

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Please describe the Wild Card (approx. 150 words)
Global sea level rises over 3 meters in weeks. All major coastal metropolitan areas (New York, London, Amsterdam, Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Mumbai, etc.) are submerged and become uninhabitable.

Keywords

climate change, population shift

Likelihood

Closest timeframe for at least 50% likelihood
Please use one of the following options:
now-2050+

Type of event

Natural event (e.g. earthquake, tsunami, asteroid)

Type of emergence

please select (if any) describe related trend or situation
An extreme extension of a trend/development/situation
(e.g. Increased global warming leads to a total ban on fossil fuels)

Type of systems affected

Both

Classification

Undesirable

Importance

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please select
Level 4: important for the whole world