Climate Scientists Admit Fresh Error Over Data on Rising Sea Levels

Climate experts have been forced to admit another embarrassing error in their most recent report on the threat of climate change. In a background note � released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) last night � the UN group said its 2007 report wrongly stated that 55% of the Netherlands lies below sea level. In fact, only 26% of the country does. The figure used by the IPCC included all areas in the country that are prone to flooding, including land along rivers above sea level. This accounts for 29% of the Dutch countryside.

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