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Name an impact of sea levels rising.
Damaged infrastructure, coastal erosion, saltwater intrusion, or rising water tables
100
What technologies are vulnerable?
Subways, metros, and electronics
100

This rising in sea water can disrupt and endanger what 2 populations locally?

Minorities and indigenous peoples

100
Can the rising of salt water levels affect or contaminate fresh drinking water?
Yes
100
Where will ice loss happen at an accelerated rate?
Greenland and West Antartica
200
Thermal expansion is due to __________.
water warming
200
What types of infrastructures are damaged by sea water rise?
Roads, highways or buildings
200
What areas are in danger locally because of their wetland habitats?
The Chesapeake Bay islands
200
About how much of the worlds population lives in coastal areas?
Greater than 1/2
200
What effect does sea level rise have on islands?
Islands can disappear in the future
300
Is the atmosphere heating up exponentially, steadily, or randomly?
Exponentially
300
What is a levee?
An embankment to keep out water
300
Higher water temperatures are affecting _______ by bleaching and killing it.
Coral
300
Name a financial investment that countries would have to divert funds to.
Sea wall creation, restoration, or expansion
300
What kind of energy do forests transfer from the land to sea?
Organic matter and energy
400
What has been the rising rate per year since 1992?
3mm/year
400
What does beach nourishment do?
Translocates sand on the beaches which rises the level of the beach
400
What percent of marshes are predicted to be lost by 2100?
41%
400
How can climate change be a "threat multiplier"?
It effects water scarcity and can increase tensions between countries with or without water supplies
400
What is the significance of the relationship between sea level rise and ice caps?
The ocean has a higher temperature than the ice caps which melts them and causes more flooding
500
What kinds of land based ice are we losing as sea levels are rising?
Ice caps and glaciers
500
Are technological innovations a permanent or temporary solution to rising sea water levels?
Temporary
500
What two cities in Virginia have potential for losing their ocean beaches?
Virginia Beach and Norfolk
500
How will this water rise affect people with coastal homes?
It costs a lot of money for people to move if their houses are affected and some can't afford it
500
What causes species to lose their habitat?
Mangroves get flooded