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26 March 2016, Yale Climate Connections, Concerns on sea-level rise, but some ‘good news’? t the end of the day, the biggest source of uncertainty is still the emissions. It’s the human element in all of this.” The speaker of those words taken from this month’s Yale Climate Connections “This is Not Cool” video, is Rob DeConto, PhD, of the University of Massachusetts. He’s speaking specifically about the future of global sea-level rise in a warming world. It’s a point others have made in the context of climate change generally, and also in the context of other projected adverse impacts: How much and how soon? Many physical scientists agree: Despite a plethora of real and imagined uncertainties in the context of climate change, the one that’s perhaps most befuddling and most unresolved is how humans will act and how and when their policy makers in the U.S. and internationally may take action. The video can serve as a valuable instructional tool for those wanting to better explain or understand global sea-level rise trends and prospects. Read More here