So, the sea level, then...

Me to other admin – do you want the bad news or the worse news?
Admin – Um, the worse?
Me – Deep ice climate change scientists believe we are going to lose the Antarctic and Greenland ice and that the world will eventually be ice-free and with sea rise of hundreds of feet.
Admin *wide-eyed* Um..
Me – By mid-century there could be sea rise levels of up to a foot, every decade. We’ll get to see it!
Admin *horrified* And the bad news?
Me – Our printer is broken.
Admin *cries*

Climate Change and Sea Level Rise, 7 min vid.

(from the Skeptical Science website)

I'm currently reading Ross Garnaut's Climate Change Review Update 2011, he says:

Another example is the extent of sea-level rise that is likely to be associated with specified degrees of warming. The decisive research relates to the mass of land-based ice in Greenland and Antarctica. This is a large issue, as the complete melting of Greenland ice would raise sea levels by about 7 metres, of west Antarctica by about 6 metres, and of east Antarctica by much larger amounts...During the early research for this book, it was disconcerting to find that the few deep specialists in land-based ice expressed the view privately that there would be a major contribution from dynamical processes in Greenland and west Antarctica to sea-level rise this century. The dimensions of the contribution are uncertain, but they are certainly substantial and possibly greatly disruptive. All declined to put their private views on the public record.

( My unscintillating trip to work on public transport )