这一切会因为海平面上升而进一步恶化，本世纪末海平面可能上升1.4米（4.6英尺 ） ， 可能导致诸多国家丧失超过总面积10%的领土。
All of this would be exacerbated by rising sea levels, which could be 1.4 meters (4.6 feet) higher by the end of the century, potentially causing many countries to lose more than 10% of their land area.