What is it?
The average global sea level has been rising since...
What is the start of the 20th century?
The season that balances out the melting glaciers
What is winter?
Increase in sea levels cause devastating effects on these habitats
What is coastal habitats?
Reducing this can prevent rising sea levels
What is Carbon footprint?
Since 1993, Nasa has been measuring the sea level through...
What is satellite?
The two ice sheets on Earth today cover most of...
What is Greenland and Antarctica?
As the rising sea crawls farther up the shore, in many places it will seep into the __________ _______ in the ground that many coastal areas rely on for their drinking water.
What is freshwater sources?
Carbon Footprint is...
What is the amount of carbon dioxide and other carbon compounds emitted due to the consumption of fossil fuels?
This expands when global temperatures rise
What is water molecules?
Caused by higher air temperatures heating the water in the ocean
What is thermal expansion?
It will bring more dangerous __________ and ________ that drop more rain, therefore contributing to more powerful storming waves.
What is hurricanes and typhoons?
No matter what we do on carbon emissions, we will have to do this
What is adapt to sea level rise?
Controls how much of the earth's water is frozen
What is global air temperature?
Three primary factors linked to the change in sea levels
What is thermal expansion, melting glaciers, and loss of ice sheets?
Three things caused and affected by rapid rise in sea levels
What is erosion, flooding, lost habitat for animals and plants?
5 ways to reduce carbon footprint via electricity
What is hydro electricity, solar energy, wind turbines, geothermal energy, and ocean thermal energy?
As humans continue to pour _________ ______ into the atmosphere, oceans have tempered the effect.
What is greenhouse gases?
The most important factors in rising sea levels
What is the amount of greenhouse gasses in Earth's atmosphere?
Since the tourism and real-estate industries in coastal areas are likely to take a hit this is also affected.
What is the economy?
Helps slow the rate of sea-level rise
What is reducing our emissions?