"Jay Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> posted two of these articles with similar content. In particular > >By Paul Brown >Guardian (london) Tuesday November 3, 1998 [...] >The rise in global sea level will be 21cm (3.2in) by 2050. These numbers are nowhere near equivalent. 21 cm =~ 8 inches, and it seems to me that's a low estimate from other estimates I've heard. Especially if, as this report claims, deserts will gain size at the expense of rain forests, thus vastly decreasing the water holding capacity of the land in the tropics, a significant reservoir of water. I wonder what the correct number is... -Pete Vincent