UN climate panel admits Dutch sea level error

A UN panel of climate experts has admitted to overstating how much of the Netherlands is below sea level, news agency Reuters reported at the weekend.


As stated earlier this month, the 2007 IPCC report wrongly states 55% of the country is below sea level.
In fact, just 26% of the country is below sea level and a further 29% is susceptible to river flooding.
According to Reuters, the IPCC said the error was widespread — it quoted a report from the ministry of transport saying ‘about 60%’ of the country is below sea level, and a European Commission study saying ‘about half.

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