GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -What are the effects of melting glaciers on sea level rise? Melting glaciers add to rising sea levels, which in turn increases coastal erosion and elevates storm surge as warming air and ocean temperatures create more frequent and intense coastal storms like hurricanes and typhoons.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sea level rise Glacial melting has contributed to raising sea levels by 2.7 centimeters since 1961.

Detailed explanation-3: -If the Antarctic Ice Sheet melted entirely, it would raise global sea levels by around 200 feet (60 meters).

Detailed explanation-4: -Figure 2: When the freshwater ice melts, it raises the water level. Freshwater is not as dense as saltwater; so the floating ice cube displaced less volume than it contributed once it melted. When ice on land slides into the ocean, it displaces ocean water and causes sea level to rise.

Detailed explanation-5: -Scientists increasingly agree that warm ocean water is seeping beneath the ice and melting it from the bottom up. It’s a growing problem in Greenland, scientists say, and it may already be the dominant driver of melting glaciers in Antarctica.