Global average Sea level rose roughly how many inches from the years 1890 - 2009?
What is 8 inches.
100
Around what year did the sea level start to rise?
What is 1925.
100
Climate Scientists are saying that sea- level rise cannot be stopped, but may be _____ _____ with extensive amounts help.
What is slowed down.
100
Experts say the warming of the planet will most likely continue and..
What is accelerate.
200
What causes Thermal expansion?
What is the warming of oceans and loss of land.
200
The average annual rate of global Sea Level Rise accelerated from 1993 - 2008, increasing ______ above the 20th century average.
What is 65 - 90%.
200
When the sea level first started rising in 1925, in what areas was it noticed rising?
What is all sites and areas.
200
If we tried to start slowing down the Sea- Level right now, then how long would it take to slow it down?
What is hundreds of years.
200
A recent study shows that the oceans will rise how many feet by the year 2100?
What is 2.5 - 6.5 feet.
300
Sea Level is rising at an increased rate all over the country and will continue to rise more and more throughout the ________.
What is century.
300
What were the two places that experienced some of the worlds fastest sea level rise in the 20th century?
What is the U.S. East Coast and the Gulf of Mexico.
300
If rising doesn't slow a complete meltdown of what ice sheet may occur?
What is Greenland ice sheet
300
Over the past century, the _____ __ ____ ____ and other human and natural activities has released enormous amounts of heat-trapping gases into the atmosphere, which is why we are responsible for the rising of our sea levels, accidental or not.
What is burning of fossil fuels.
300
When sea levels rise rapidly, as they have been doing, even the ________ increase can have devastating effects on coastal habitats for both animals and people.
What is smallest.
400
What is the rate of the sea level rise per year?
What is 0.04 - 0.1 inches per year.
400
What are 5 of the most vulnerable states in the U.S. to flooding?
What is Washington, Oregon, California, Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina.
400
The local tide- gauge records are consistent with what other records?
What is regional tide- gauge compilation records.
400
What are 3 of the consequences we now face because of the rising sea level?
What is destructive erosion, flooding of wetlands, contamination of aquifers and agricultural soils, and lost habitat for fish, birds, and plants.
400
How does the higher sea level affect us during a big storm?
What is it causes bigger, more powerful storm surges that can strip away everything in their path.