EARTH SCIENCE
CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
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Hotter things expand, and the warmer the ocean, the larger it gets.
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It prevents ice and glaciers from forming, slowing down how much water is removed from the ocean each winter.
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It causes glaciers and ice caps to melt, putting more water into our oceans.
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All of these answers.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Sea level rise is caused primarily by two factors related to global warming: the added water from melting ice sheets and glaciers, and the expansion of seawater as it warms.
Detailed explanation-2: -First, glaciers and ice sheets worldwide are melting and adding water to the ocean. Second, the volume of the ocean is expanding as the water warms. A third, much smaller contributor to sea level rise is a decline in the amount of liquid water on land-aquifers, lakes and reservoirs, rivers, soil moisture.
Detailed explanation-3: -About 2 feet (0.6 meters) of sea level rise along the U.S. coastline is increasingly likely between 2020 and 2100 because of emissions to date. Failing to curb future emissions could cause an additional 1.5-5 feet (0.5-1.5 meters) of rise for a total of 3.5-7 feet (1.1-2.1 meters) by the end of this century.
Detailed explanation-4: -Due to melting of polar ice and glaciers, there will be rise in sea level on coastal wet lands. It would raise worldwise sea level, thereby, many big cities in the coastal areas will be covered by sea water.
Detailed explanation-5: -A: Scientists agree that the earth’s rising temperatures are fueling longer and hotter heat waves, more frequent droughts, heavier rainfall, and more powerful hurricanes.