Effects on UK of Eustatic sea Level rise

GIS is used to evaluate flood risk. Insurance companies use GIS models to assess likely impact and

consequently house insurance premiums.Complete melting of Antarctic ice cap is projected to

cause an 80m rise in global eustatic sea level

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