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Cause of sea level rise |
Climate warms naturally, ice melts and thermal expansion occurs |
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Problem with NASA research |
Trump is climate non believer (pulled out of Paris) - won't fund as much |
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Areas of current research |
Volcanic eruptions (S02 cooling effect) Ice melt (reduces salinity) |
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Recent causes of warming |
Fossil fuels, farming, population increase, deforestation (slash and burn) |
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Issues with European sea level increase |
Political - Brussels (EU HQ) Social - Liverpool (loss of culture) Economic - Amsterdam (tourism money lost) |
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Countries at risk of sea level rise |
Belgium, Marshall islands, Hawaii, Netherlands, UK |
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Coastal landscapes represent |
Layers of time and space (result of time but also spatial location) |
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Valentin classification |
Erosional or depositional Emerging or submerging |
