A Literature Review on the Effects of Global Warming By TM

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1 TEM STEAM Frontiers 08 June 2020

A Literature Review on the Effects of Global Warming

What do the effects of global warming have on ecosystems? This question will be answered in this paper with emphasis on the Grand challenge three which states that “Sea waters are getting warmer, sea-level rise is accelerating and the oceans are becoming increasingly acidic” (Frontiers 2013). This investigates problems caused by global warming known as rising sea levels. Rising sea levels are caused by large amounts of ice melting which causes flooding in the ocean. This affects animal habitats and even causes significant destruction to communities that are based around large bodies of water. This is something that is dangerous for many reasons. It is essential that we, as a society, understand the impacts that our daily habits have on marine life and ecosystems. Throughout this paper, we will investigate what others are saying on this issue and investigate questions regarding the future of these issues and how, or if they can be reversed or even stopped.

To put it into simple terms, sea levels are rising because the ocean is absorbing copious amounts of excess water from melting structures like icebergs. As stated in an article by The National Ocean Service, “​The two major causes of global sea level rise are thermal expansion


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