Title: Sea Level Rise Causes, Effects, and Solutions You Ought to Know - Help Save Nature
Headings: Sea Level Rise Causes, Effects, and Solutions You Ought to Know
Sea Level Rise Causes, Effects, and Solutions You Ought to Know
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Causes of Sea Level Rise
Thermal Expansion
Melting of Glaciers
Effects of Sea Level Rise
Possible Solutions and Mitigation Measures
Projections and Predictions
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Content: Causes of Sea Level Rise
Thermal Expansion
Global warming not only causes the temperature on land to increase, but also leads to an increase in sea water warming. This warming started mainly during the industrial evolution, and intensified when more and more trees were being cut down. Thermal expansion also affects the movement of hot and cold oceanic currents around the globe, and even a slight shift in the direction and temperature of any major current can have large-scale effects, especially on the sea level rise. Due to this, the water expands and its volume increases. This leads to a periodic rise in sea levels. It is estimated that the sea level might have risen by at least 2.5 centimeters over the last century. According to the Fourth assessment of IPCC, it might increase by about 17-28 cm, due to thermal expansion alone. Melting of Glaciers
Though glaciers and polar ice caps melt every year during the summer season, the ice thickness increases again during winter. This is due to the normal and seasonal rise and fall of temperatures. But, due to the slowly increasing global warming, more and more ice melts every summer, leading to a greater runoff flow.