Cuba warning over sea levels

CUBAN scientists calculate that median sea levels around the Caribbean nation will rise more than 30 inches (76 centimetres) by the end of the century due to global climate change, official media said yesterday.

Models predict the sea will rise 10.6 inches (27cm) by 2050, and 33.5 inches (85cm) by 2100, Abel Centella, scientific director of the country’s Meteorological Institute, was quoted by Communist Party daily Granma as saying.

Government scientist Marcelino Hernandez warned of the need to protect environments that can mitigate the effects of sea encroachment.