Title: Sea Level Rise: Effects, Causes, Projections, Solutions
Headings: Rising Sea Level Effects, Projections, and Solutions
Rising Sea Level Effects, Projections, and Solutions
How the Rising Sea Level Affects You
How Scientists Know the Sea Level Is Rising
Effects of the Rising Seas
Eastern Seaboard:
Florida and Gulf States:
West Coast:
Causes Behind the Rising Seas
Predictions for the Future
Potential Solutions to the Problem
Seven Steps You Can Take Today
Article Sources

Content: On Easter Island, the famous Moai statues will be destroyed if the sea rises six feet. The Marshall Islands are disappearing already. They are less than six feet above sea level, but changing sea winds have raised sea levels a foot over the past 30 years. The nation's 70,000 residents will probably emigrate to the United States, thanks to a 1986 agreement. Causes Behind the Rising Seas
Global warming causes rising sea levels in two ways. First, as the ocean warms, it takes up more space. That alone has caused half of the sea level rise in the past century. Second, a warmer temperature melts Greenland's ice sheets and the polar ice caps. Between 2002 and 2016, Antarctica lost 125 gigatons of ice annually. It contributed 0.013 inches of sea level rise per year.