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Global Warming- Cause and Effects

The damaging gases we have released into the air have one main detrimental effect that causes global warming. Because earth has an amazing thing that allows it to sustain life--- the atmosphere, these gases (refered to as "green house gases") get trapped in it. As we add to the gases, the global temperature goes up. Think of it like this- when you add more and more blankets on ourselves, more heat becomes trapped between the matierial and our bodies. As we add gases, more heat becomes trapped by the harmful gases. Although 2 degrees (F), more or less, may not seem like a big deal when it comes to the weather, it is. Human's and animal's body temperature is regulated-- and increasing the body temperature can make the person/ animal feel ill. The earth's animals, water, plants, and just about everything living on it, can be drastically effected by a two degree difference. As with the glaciers, tempuratures are rising, causing them to melt. Since their size is so large, they have a great deal of water to release. They are melting at an alarming rate, which causes water to rise. Although it seems a very minute difference is being made, the repricotions after another 1 or 2 hundred years or more may, and most likely will, be disastorous.

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Explain why sea levels would rise as a result of global warming?

Water expands when it warms. So sea levels rise.The Antarctic ice caps melt as a result of global warming. This puts more water into the oceans thus raising sea levels.


How will global warming personally affect you?

Global warming is already raising sea levels. Many coastal areas are going to flood. We will have to abandon many towns and cities. Fragile people are especially at risk from heat waves.


Will there be any changes to sea water temperature and salinity due to global warming?

Yes, sea water temperatures are already rising because of global warming. Warming water expands, so this is raising the sea levels. Melting glaciers and ice caps are also adding fresh water to the oceans, again raising sea levels. So global warming is going raise sea temperatures and make the seas less salty.


What is causing worldwide sea levels to rise?

global warming


Is the greenhouse effect increasing sea levels?

The natural greenhouse effect is not raising sea levels, but the enhanced (or accelerated) greenhouse effect which is causing global warming, is. The warmer atmosphere is melting glaciers and expanding the water in the oceans, so sea levels are rising.


What will melt because of global warming?

Ice will melt due to Global Warming.....Arctic sea ice (the habitat of polar bears)Antarctic land ice (raising sea levels)Mountain glaciers (cutting off the year round water feed for great rivers).


What is the effect of global warming on coastal areas of Bangladesh?

Much of Bangladesh's coastal lands are flat and low-lying. Global warming is warming the oceans, so the water expands and the sea levels rise. Melting ice from glaciers on Greenland and Antarctica is also raising sea levels. This will mean Bangladesh's coastlands will be flooded with salt water, killing all crops for ever.


How could global warming change Earth's surface?

Global warming is melting land ice all around the world, particularly glaciers, Greenland and Antarctica. This is raising sea levels and will flood many coastal plains. So the maps of countries will change.


Who does global warming change the world?

Global warming has changed the world by making changes in the weather. It has also affected the sea levels and the ecosystems.


What is it called when sea levels rise and ice caps melt?

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What is global warming about?

Global warming is caused by human activity. The planet is warming and this warming is changing the climate. Sea levels are rising and threaten many low-lying areas and cities permanently.


Will Global Warming drown everybody?

No, there will always be high ground above sea levels, so people will not drown. They may have trouble finding croplands above sea level if we do nothing about global warming.