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Because if the sea level rises to much (because of the melting ice caps) it can cause floods of land that are not that high above sea level.
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What is the most likely outcome of increased global temperatures?
rising sea levels :] apex answer
How much have sea levels risen since 1992?
Sea levels are currently rising about 3 mm a year. In 20 years sea levels have risen about 60 mm, which is 6 cm (2.36 inches).
Why should people care about climate change?
Because if we don't stop it the world is going to get hotter and hotter. Storms, cyclones and blizzards are already getting stronger. Sea levels are rising, threatening many low-lying coastlands. We should all care, because it is our future!
What obvious effect will continued global warming have?
Global warming means that average global temperatures are rising. However, this rise is sufficiently gradual that it is really only obvious to scientists, especially as it is interrupted by short term climatic variations and masked by regional variations. One effect that will become obvious to coastal dwellers, even within a single lifetime, will be rising sea levels. Sea levels are now predicted to rise by between 90 and 150 centimetres over the course of the present century. Many people will be able to remember the water level at a familiar place, and marvel just how much higher it has become. Other coastal areas are expected to be inundated, a very obvious sign of rising sea levels and therefore of global warming.
If polar ice masses melt as a result of global warming sea levels will what?
sea levels will increase!
Why would rising sea levels be concern in Netherlands?
Netherlands means "low lands" and by rising the sea levels there's a chance of them flooding.
What is the most likely outcome of increased global temperatures?
rising sea levels :] apex answer
What are the threats against the Sydney Opera House?
rising sea levels. There is a threat posed where the sydney opera house could sink because of the rising sea levels. And to stop the rising sea levels is to stop global warming, which, we all know, is very hard.
What is being done about the rising sea levels?
nothing!
Could you solve the problem of rising sea levels by wiping out all sea life?
Rising sea levels are not the cause of sea life. In fact, some types of plankton absorb CO2 from the water, and in turn this means that global warming is slowed, and so the ice caps don't melt so quickly, and so sea levels don't rise so much...
Should Australia care for other countries with rising sea levels?
Australia may have no choice. The wealthy countries that have contributed to global warming and rising sea levels can hardly ignore the plight of those people who then lose their homes on low-lying islands.
What is happening in kiribati?
Kiribati is in danger of rising sea levels
Why might rising sea levels be a problem?
land getting flooded
What threats are there against the opera house?
Well, if you are talking about the sydney opera house, then here is the answer; There are many problems at the moment, but people are scared because of the rising sea levels. There is a threat posed where the sydney opera house could sink because of the rising sea levels. And to stop the rising sea levels is to stop global warming, which, we all know, is very hard.
An enviromental phenomenon that may result in rising of sea levels?
Melting of glaciers.
How much have sea levels risen since 1992?
Sea levels are currently rising about 3 mm a year. In 20 years sea levels have risen about 60 mm, which is 6 cm (2.36 inches).
What is the role of ozone depletion in the rising of sea levels?
There is no connection between reduced ozone and rising sea levels.Rising sea levels are being caused by the melting of land ice (Greenland and Antarctica, as well as glaciers) and the expansion of water as the oceans become warmer.
