This is what the Earth would look like if all the ice melted

Remember, many of the effects of climate change can’t be undone.

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WE LEARNED LAST year that many of the effects of climate change are irreversible.

Sea levels have been rising at a greater rate year after year, and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimates they could rise by another meter or more by the end of this century.

Watch this animation to see what would happen next.

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This is what the Earth would look like if all the ice melted

Remember, many of the effects of climate change can’t be undone.

Watch: Video of Eamon Ryan getting REALLY angry about Alan Kelly