Consequences of a rising temperature of the earth?

Answer 1

Global warming has many effects, on ice and oceans some are:

• Melting glaciers
• More icebergs calf off glaciers into ocean making shipping more risky
• Ocean surface waters warm
• Warm ocean surface waters hasten melting of icebergs
• Warm ocean surface waters cause stronger hurricanes and typhoons
• Warm ocean surface waters increase precipitation causing floods
• Melting glaciers and icebergs raise sea level, causing loss of islands and coastal areas
• etc.

Answer 2

Over the last hundred years or so, the instrumental temperature record has shown a trend in climate of increased global temperature, i.e., global warming. Other observed changes include Arctic shrinkage, Arctic methane release, releases of terrestrial carbon from permafrost regions and Arctic methane release in coastal sediments, and sea level rise. Global average temperature is predicted to increase over this century, with a probable increase in frequency of some extreme weather events, and changes in rainfall patterns.

Not only that but,effects that scientists had predicted in the past would result from global climate change are now occurring: loss of sea ice, accelerated sea level rise and longer, more intense heat waves.

Answer 3

Global warming causes sea levels to rise, for two main reasons. Water expands as it becomes warmer, so global warming heats the ocean and cause the water to expand. The loss of glacial ice (but not sea ice) is another contributor to rising sea levels. These events have resulted in a rise of 20 centimetres over the course of the twentieth century. As recently as 2007, the Intergovernmental Panel on climate change predicted a further rise of 59 centimetres for the twenty first century, but recent data has now resulted in the United Nations Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program to revise this prediction upwards, to 0.9-1.5 metres.

A:The result of higher global temperatures is not only that they could reduce the amount of sea ice in the Arctic and Antarctic, but also thaw glaciers, and ice caps in Greenland and Antarctica. Water melting from ice caps or glaciers that are above sea level will flow into the oceans, raising their level. A:Glaciers and ice shelves around the world are melting. The loss of large areas of ice on the surface could accelerate global warming because less of the sun's energy would be reflected away from Earth to begin with (the albedo effect). An immediate result of melting glaciers would be a rise in sea levels. Initially, the rise in sea level would only be an inch or two. Even a modest rise in sea levels could cause flooding problems for low-lying coastal areas. However, if the West Antarctic Ice Sheet were to melt and collapse into the sea, it would push Sea Levels up 10 meters (more than 32 feet), and many coastal areas would completely disappear beneath the ocean.
If global warming is not slowed or stopped then sea levels will rise, because of glaciers and ice caps melting, mainly in Greenland, Alaska and the Antarctic. The Antarctic alone has ice 2133 meters (7000 feet) thick - more than two kilometers thick. If all this melted it would raise sea levels all round the world by 61 meters (200 feet).

Answer 4

The two main problems with the melting of the ice caps are desalinization and flooding. Desalinization refers to ocean water being diluted and losing its saltiness, a process which can negatively impact wildlife. Flooding results because the melting glaciers contribute more water to the oceans, making them rise higher and potentially destroying construction or wildlife that is too close to a beachfront.

Answer 5

metling ice, may lead to flooding of the oceans, and or a lead to flooding in different areas.

Answer 6

Yes.