Ice melt
What percentage of Sea level rise in oregon is caused thermal expansion?
1/3
The Gulf Stream is a warm current on what coast?
east Coast
What major road along the Oregon coast is most at risk due to sea level rises?
US route 101
True or false: The current amount of ice melt per year is equivalent to hundreds of Empire State buildings?
False, It’s thousands of Empire State buildings
What ice sheet directly impacts the sea level rise on the Oregon coast the most
Greenland Ice sheet
This river in Oregon and communities around it are at high risk of flooding in the future according to sea level models
Colombia river
Warming waters in Oregon can cause this important Oregon Fish into deeper waters and can hurt Oregon coast economically and food supply.
salmon
A slow Gulf Stream causes sea levels to rise because of Water build up and a slow northward flow. How do these cause sea levels rising?
it changes how water distributed on coast lines
In places like (blank) Sea level rise is not as major due land RISING do to tectonic plates
What is Oregon