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    Rising sea levels

    Jana Lambevska 1-7


    Between 1901 and 2018, the average
    global sea level rose by 15–25 cm, or an
    average of 1–2 mm per year. This rate
    accelerated to 4.62 mm/yr for the decade
    2013–2022. Climate change due to
    human activities is the main cause.
    Between 1993 and 2018, thermal
    expansion of water accounted for 42% of
    sea level rise.
    SEA LEVEL RISE: CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES

    Is the planet in deep water?


    Metaphorically speaking, there may
    be disparate opinions: it is true that
    human action has caused havoc on
    the environment, in some cases with
    no possibility of turning back; but
    those who prefer to see the glass
    half full focus on the purpose of
    amendment and the progress made
    to reverse the situation.

    However, we could assert that the


    planet is in deep water... or will be in
    the near future, as is clear from the
    latest announcement from NASA.
    Sea level is rising faster than 50 years ago and is likely to worsen in
    the future

    The US space agency released in


    August this year a study by his panel of
    scientists that reveals the alarming
    process of sea level rise: 8 centimeters
    in the last 23 years, no less. The most
    worrying aspect of this report,
    however, is not this increasing figure,
    but its foresight: "Sea level is rising
    faster than 50 years ago and is likely to
    worsen in the future." What does this
    mean? By the end of this century the
    water could have invaded almost a
    meter on the mainland (up to 0.9
    meters is the United Nations forecast).
    Sea level rise: main causes

    To find the source of this threat it is


    necessary to focus on global warming
    caused by climate change, which causes
    sea level rise in three different ways:

    The first is the thermal expansion: water,


    when heated by temperature rise, tends
    to expand, ie, oceans take up more
    space. In addition, the melting of the
    iced territories of Greenland and West
    Antarctica accelerates global warming.
    This process is negatively influenced by
    freshwater seepage from the surface,
    which acts as a lubricant for the ice
    streams and helps them to slide faster.
    That is, fresh filtered water to the base
    of the ice sheets melt, weaken and slide
    them into the sea.
    Finally, in a similar type of process, large
    formations of ice in glaciers and ice caps melt
    and won't then return to its original shape.
    Usually these gigantic frozen structures partially
    crumbled during the summer, but recovered its
    solid state when winter temperatures returned.
    Now, because of global warming, the snowfall is
    softer, winters delay and springs anticipate, so
    ice does not reattach in the same manner and
    amount.
    Sea level rise: main consequences

    The effects of sea level rise are already


    being felt, and the forecasts are not very
    hopeful. First, water is increasingly
    invading coastal areas, causing soil erosion
    and threatening farmland, housing or
    recreation areas. The flooding of wetlands
    and pollution of aquifers also occur,
    affecting the flora and fauna of each place,
    causing the loss of habitat for fish, birds,
    plants and many other species.

    On the other hand, a higher sea level


    causes heavy rains and strong winds,
    unleashes severe storms and other big
    atmospheric phenomena that can be a real
    threat to places that might be on its way.
    Main consequences

    On the social aspect, the


    constant threat of sea level
    rise menaces hundreds of
    millions of people living in
    coastal communities. If
    water continues to rise,
    they will be forced to
    abandon their homes and
    move to another area,
    with the corresponding
    demographic problem.
    This is known as forced
    migration resulting from
    climate change.

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