- Low Emission Scenario-9.48cm
- High Emission Scenario-16.69cm
Whatever happens sea levels will rise.
Causes (Key factors associated with climate change):
- Warming ocean-water expands and more precipitation (Thermal expansion).
- Exchange of water stored on land as glaciers and ice caps with ocean water.
- Sea levels could rise up by 7 metres if Greenland melted entirely.
- Glacial retreat
Impacts:
- The weight of ice cover caused crust to sink-creating a see-saw effect
- Out of the 15 largest cities-13 of them will be affected by sea level rise as they are on the coast
- Sea level rise in the UK will affect the South and East of the UK which would cause flooding and coastal erosion
- Small islands in the Pacific and Indian Oceans will be affected the most
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