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Sea level rise is due to global warming

According to several scientific surveys, the ocean level has been rising at a rate of 3.5 millimeters per year in the last 25 years. The question which arises is whether this fact is a consequence of global warming or some other causes could be held accountable for it as well.

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The sea level rise due to melting of glaciers from cold areas, which makes their state to change from solid into liquid and expand the current sea level

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In my opinion it is a consequence of global warming . Because of the medium temperature all around the world in the last period, ice starts melting and because of that the ocean levels start to rise.

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Not sure how much more simply put this could be: melting glacial structures caused by the rising of temperatures causes a change in sea-level, though it is just a slight change, it is still major enough to have a large effect long-term.

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A cause of the sea level rise is the global warming and the loss of land-based ice, such as glaciers and ice sheets, due to increased melting but this is not the only reason. One major cause is the change in the amount of water stored on land. This fact surprised the expert community with the conclusion that 42% of sea level rise (about 3 out of 8 cm) over the period 1961-2003 is due to reduced land water storage.

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I think that the sea level rise is due to global warming. A dramatic increases in temperature affect arctic areas and promotes melting glaciers. That leadind to affect the level of the seas,streams and rivers. Even in mountainous areas, a dramatic increase in temperature leads to the melting of glaciers leading to their overflowing rivers and streams and increase their level.

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I believe that global warming is the main reason for the sea level rise, firstly because oceans are warmer than ever and as we know when water heats up, it will expand, not noticeable for small quantity of water but oceans are a significantly quantity. Secondly, the melting of glaciers, which is happening more accelerating today than ever because of great summer melting and later winters with with low snowfall.

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The sea ice melting has no effect on sea levels rising. The land ice is what affects the rise/fall. In the past century not only has the GMSL risen by 10-15 centimeters, but 10 out of the past thirteen years have been the hottest on record. And for those of you who don't know; the composition of greenhouse gases traps the heat radiated from the sun. CO2 occurs naturally but when there is too much, the plants cannot absorb the excess carbon dioxide thus making our planet hotter, melting the ice, and causing the rising of our oceans.

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the ocean is blue so its a crip thats why its rising because its trying to take over the sun one of my blood fuz

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Um... You probably posted on the wrong side of the debate.

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A way to answer this is to think - Would there be no possible sea level rise if there was no global warming? For sea level to rise, the water must move upwards due to some reason. It can rise by being pushed (something inside water increasing the volume) or by going up itself (by countering the forces that hold it down).

Thus, melting glaciers isn't the only possible way to increase sea levels. Viable? Well, I doubt increasing the world temperature would have been a viable way to do it, or that we aren't also having something else that is happening to increase the sea levels. Anything going in or pulling out can complete the purpose.

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The first part would be the right answer if the question was whether sea level can only rise due to global warming, but that is not the question.

Warming increases sea level through the melting of ice that is currently over land which then finds its way to the ocean and through thermal expansion.

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If you really need a real world example that is actually happening (luckily, I'm aware of one right now), take the meteorites that fall in oceans. Or the things that might sink.

As I said, anything that increases volume would increase the height.

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Sea level rise is cause by the gravitational pull of the moon. ;)

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Yep, couple times a day. Like O'Reilly says: "Tide comes in, tide goes out, you can't explain it." They simply don't teach conservatives things like that on FOX. ;<)

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I'm glad I have you to explain it to me ;)

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Also, as a rumour goes, Aristotle died while trying to figure out the cause of tides.

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Sea level rise like what they mean is due to the ice capes melting and wil engulf the coasts of our land. Its not the same things as the tides.

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The ice caps have melted before. They'll re-freeze eventually ;)

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