The Effects of Global Warming on Sea Level Rise is going to be catastrophic as you can see in the picture of Manhattan above.
The Effects of Global Warming Sea Level Rise (0.79 m to 1.90 m)
The Effects of Global Warming on Sea Level Rise
How much will the Sea level rise due to the Effects of Global Warming ?
The past 130 years study has shown that on an average sea level rise was 0.34 meters in the last 100 years. That is an average of 3.4 mm per year. The entire sea level rise cannot be due to attributed to the effects of global warming in Antartica and Greenland but also is partly due to melting of ice in inland ice covers. Going by this average figure we will have a sea level rise of about 17 inches or 34 cm by the year 2110, considering a 0.5 degree global temperature rise. But....
The amount of Carbon Di Oxide released into the atmosphere has doubled in the past ten years which has been the major green house gas responsible for global warming. The studies also point out that the amount of sea level rise due to global warming has also accelerated. Going by the latest studies the sea level may rise by a minimum of 0.79 meters up to a maximum of1.90 meters or anywhere between that, because of the expected global temperature rise of 2 degree centigrade, unless we do something magical to reduce the green house gas emissions to reduce the effects of global warming.
What will happen if we don't stop the Global Warming?
There is no doubt that the global warming will melt the ice on earth. This will stop the suns heat which is now being reflected away by the white ice cover to be absorbed by the ground and heat up. The increased CO2 in the atmosphere will keep the heat trapped on earth increasing the temperature or global warming even more.
How much will Sea Level Rise if the whole Ice Sheet on Earth Melts ?
The studies and history has seen the sea levels at 160 feet more than what it is today around 60 million years away. The earth has been without ice for many times. But can the 6 billion plus human beings on earth sustain if the scenario is repeated. If global warming is to continue without human intervention the entire ice on earth will melt and we will have the sea level rise of 260 feet from the present day sea levels. This means very little land will be left for the 6 billion plus humans to live.Let us act Now
