Pro-electronic cigarettes activists use their e-cigarettes before attending a city council meeting that will address the legality of indoor use of the device in New York December 19, 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.