Sea Level Rising
How the sea level is changing
Long Term Changes
The amount of water locked in rivers, lakes, and glaciers combined with the rising tempature of the earth are the two primary factors in the rising of sea levels. In antarctica alone eight millimeters of ocean water fall of snow, fall every year.
What's happining now?
The world average sea level rise is seven inches over the last 100 years. It can rise more in some places because of natural effects such as the land sinking from plate tectonics. Also the land can be sinking because of human related impacts, such as the ground having oil, natural gas, and water.
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Floodings
rising sea levels will cause cities at sea level such as New York experience less flooding.
Melting ice
The rising temperature of the earth will cause arctic regents such as green land and Antarctica.
rising sea level
The greenhouse gases will cause the ice flows to melt as well as the water temperature to increase as a result of greenhouse gases.
What will happen in the distant future
If green house gases are continuously added to the atmosphere the world average sea level by 2099 will be 7 to 23 inches higher. The sea level will rise even more if the ice sheets in Antarctica and Greenland melt faster than expected.
Why does this matter
All the cities and people that are located at sea level will be exposed to more extreme flooding and some could even be completely.