Title: What Is The Mean Sea Level And What Is Its Significance? - WorldAtlas
Headings: What Is The Mean Sea Level And What Is Its Significance?
What Is The Mean Sea Level And What Is Its Significance?
Measuring The Mean Sea Level
Changes In The Mean Sea Level
Will The Sea Level Continue To Rise?
Effects Of Rising Mean Sea Level

Content: Yet another group of researchers predicts that the mean sea level will increase by 10 feet over the next 50 years. According to the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, people can expect the ocean to rise anywhere from 11 to 38 inches by the year 2100. All of these predictions mean that many coastal environments and communities around the world will be wiped out by the end of the century. Effects Of Rising Mean Sea Level
The fact that the mean sea level is rising has significant consequences around the world. Generally speaking, researchers tend to classify these consequences into 5 categories: increased water tables, higher levels of salinity, flooding, erosion, and storm damage. Coastal regions around the world are the most affected by the increasing sea levels. Entire ecosystems and habitats are destroyed as flooding and erosion tear through the land, which results in the loss of biodiversity in some of the most biodiverse regions around the world. This loss of species creates a ripple effect that goes on to negatively affect species in other habitats as well. Fish, seabirds, and marine turtles are just a few examples of animals that will be left without breeding grounds, shelter, and food.