SSC
INDIAN CULTURE
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Question
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increase in ice sheets, decreasing sea levels
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horses being introduced to North America
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rising ocean temperatures
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melting glaciers exposed a land bridge
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Detailed explanation-1: -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: -A warmer climate affects ice sheets in several ways. The most evident impact observed to date is a loss of ice due to warmer air and ocean waters. Warmer air causes the ice to melt more quickly and flow more rapidly to the sea, especially in low-elevation regions near the edges of the ice sheets.
Detailed explanation-3: -Roughly 80% of the sunlight that hits the ice reflects into space. As the sea ice melts in the summer, and instead of reflecting, the ocean absorbs 90% of the sunlight. This absorption heats up the ocean causing further more melting of ice.