Melting ice caps and rising sea levels

The podcast episode discusses a new study that focuses on the melting of ice caps in West Antarctica, which could result in a sea level rise of about five meters. The study reveals that the rate of melting in this century will be three times faster than in the previous century. Additionally, the study concludes that our actions to reduce carbon emissions will have minimal impact on the melting of the ice caps, suggesting that we may have lost control over the West Antarctic ice sheet.