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Is the sea level rising?
Yes
What Geological feature is Tuvalu
What is Island
What is the number one continent suffering from climate change and making sea levels rise
Antarctica
Yes many
What is the reason that sea levels are rising
Climate Change
How many people are at risk for a 100-year flood?
260,000 people
What region is Tuvalu in
What is Oceania
The areas most affected by rising levels are what
Coastal cities
What is one of the most eco friendly solutions?
What is Living Sea walls
In _____ years Antarctica may be melted
40
By 2050, “moderate” (typically damaging) flooding is expected to occur, on average, more than __ times as often as it does today
10
What continent is Tuvalu close to
What is Australia
NOAA, "Even if the world follows a low greenhouse gas pathway, global sea level will likely rise at least _____ above 2000 levels by 2100."
12 inches
It costs what to install living sea walls
What is $600 to $1,200 per linear foot
What is also melting and contributing to rising sea levels
Glaciers and ice sheets
Sea levels have been ____ per year starting at 0.06 inches in 2006
What is doubling
How many people live on Tuvalu (within 1,000)
What is 11,000
If we continue at the rate we are going with climate change and population floods could result in what
What is $100 billion dollars in damages
What is the reason that seawalls will benefit coastal cities
What is "Rising sea levels pose threats to coastal economy and lives"
The country contributing the most to rising sea levels and is also the most vulnerable to rising sea levels is what
What is China
“Global mean sea level has risen about ________ since 1880, with about a third of that coming in just the last two and a half decades.”
8-9 inches
How long until Tuvalu becomes inhabitable
Between 50 to 100 years
NOAA, “In many locations along the U.S. coastline, high-tide flooding is now 300% to more than ____ more frequent than it was 50 years ago”
900%
What is the reason that concrete sea walls are bad for the environment.
What is "it makes it hard for life to go to and from land and water and has a lack of habitat"
Besides from water melting, _____ also causes water to rise
Thermal expansion