Currently we are already feeling the effects of global climate change as our waters have begun rising. When you drive by the beach or another body of sea water you probably will not be able to tell how much the waters have risen. But just during 1993-2003 global sea levels rose around 3 millimeters each year. That may not sound like a lot but in the grand scheme of things it is because it takes just half an inch of water on flat land to cover three feet inwards. If we continue as we are the water is going to rise even more as we pollute which is the cause of global climate change.
There are several reasons why the water is rising and they all begin with the climate change we are experiencing. One of the reasons is that as the air warms it melts the ice in the Arctic, that water spreads into the ocean and causes it to rise. Another reason is that the water melting from the ice caps is warmer and as the water particles warm up they expand causing the water levels to rise. If the water continues to rise as it is, we are going to be facing lots of valuable land loss.
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The title is pretty obvious, this blog is about global climate change and how it affects our daily life. The affects range from coastal floodings, natural disasters, diseases caused by the pollution all the way to how it affects agriculture.
