Rise in sea level can't be stopped, scientists say

"Rising sea levels threaten about a tenth of the world's population who live in low-lying areas and islands which are at risk of flooding, including the Caribbean, Maldives and Asia-Pacific island groups," writes Nina Chestney in Alertnet. According to a report published in Nature Climate Change, sea level rise cannot be stopped, but it could be slowed down, which could buy some time for adaptation.