Anti-government protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban smiles before addressing his supporters from the stage near the Government House in Bangkok December 10, 2013. [Photo/Agencies]
Sea-level rise since the Industrial Revolution has been fast by natural standards and may reach 80 cm above today's sea-level by the year 2100 and 2.5 m by 2200 even without development of unexpected processes, according to a new research made public on Friday.