2007-07-25 21:46:42 · 5 answers · asked by Trevor B 1 in Environment ➔ Global Warming
Eg: Sea levels seem to be rising mega in some places but barely at all in other places.
2007-07-25 22:52:26 · update #1
its not all due to global warming! sea level change can be eustatic or isostatic. this means that it can be the sea rising relative to land level (eustatic) due to more water from melting ice caps or other sources or it can be land level change relative to sea level (isostatic) due to land sinking or rising. for example south england is sinking and scotland is rising due to the effects of the ice age thousands of years ago. as a result sea level is not rising constantly accross the UK. hope this helps with your question!
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2007-07-26 00:53:20 · answer #1 · answered by Beth 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually there's little real difference. But if you're on a small island that is jsut barely above sea level in the first place, the rise in sea level is a lot more obvious.
2007-07-26 10:42:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The island is sinking, so it seems like a greater rise in sea level. Many islands sink a little each year.
2007-07-26 05:22:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I've lived on a sailboat in the Caribbean for 35 years.
The sea is not rising. Trust me on this.
and, the WORSE CASE scenario form the UN report......WORST CASE, mind you is:
8 inches over the next hundred years.
2007-07-27 15:56:36 · answer #4 · answered by yankee_sailor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ICE IS MELTING!!!!!!!! WICH MEANS MORE WATER!!SOON THE WHOLE U.S.A IS GONNA BE UNDERWATER, SO IS THE WHOLE WORLD!!!!!!!!!
2007-07-26 04:51:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋