World's Oceans Are in Catastrophic Danger, UN Climate Study Finds The landmark study found that 
without drastically lowering emissions, 
rising ocean levels will wreak havoc 
to all human life on earth. Michael Meredith, Study Author, via Reuters The UN backed study of more 
than 100 authors correlated data 
from 7,000 academic papers. If emissions continue to rise, 
the report predicts that sea levels 
could rise by an entire meter by 2100. By 2300, sea levels could 
rise as much as five meters. Nerilie Abram, Study Author, via Reuters Despite lower emissions goals 
of the 2015 Paris Climate Accord, 
last year's carbon emissions reached 
a record high.