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A warning of greater warming on the horizon

Forecast heats up with more realistic modelling.
Coastal Indonesian village swamped by the sea

A coastal village in Indonesia is swamped by the sea, which is expected to rise by as much as 2.5 metres globally by 2100 as the world warms. Credit: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty

Global warming this century could exceed previous estimates, according to models that accurately account for energy flow at the top of Earth’s atmosphere.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-017-08264-8

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