1. Climate change---- Seas
by:Melody Xie
resources:
http://www.globalissues.org/news/2011/11/17/11913
http://www.infoplease.com/science/environment/global-warming-oceans.html
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090310104742.htm
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/campaigns/climate-
change/impacts/sea_level_rise/
Author:MARY-ELENA CARR
Article:The Finer Points of Rising Sea Levels
Website: http://www.globalissues.org/news/2011/11/17/11913
Date: Thursday, November 17, 2011
Note: Long before the Pacific will rise to a level that will leave its estimated
30,000 islands submerged, most of them might be severely affected by frequent
flooding and storms.
Thousands of people living on islands scattered across the world's largest ocean
are already fleeing their homes and lands because of altered climate conditions.
Still, 'an extraordinarily cold or warm winter in a region or even globally is not
proof of climate change,' said Mary-Elena Carr, biological oceanographer at the
Earth Institute in New York. Real climate change can only be concluded from
shifting weather conditions observed over 20 to 30 years.
Carr¸ associate director of the Columbia Climate Centre, spoke with IPS U.N.
correspondent Rousbeh Legatis about the human impact on rising sea levels,
how islanders will be affected and what can be done to mitigate adverse
consequences for people in the Pacific.
Author:Infoplease Liz Olson
Article:A Warming Ocean
Website: http://www.infoplease.com/science/environment/global-warming-

2. oceans.html
Date: None
Note: Oceans—an important source of food and recreation for humans—cover
two-thirds of Earth's surface. The Journal of Science published a report in their
February 15, 2008, issue about the effect of human pollution on the ocean.
According to the report, only 4% of the world’s oceans are considered pristine—
meaning they are untouched by human contamination—and 40% are strongly
affected by pollution. Eventually, though, even the pristine oceans, which are in
the Arctic, will be contaminated by human pollution.
Oceans absorb 80% of greenhouse gases and 50% of the carbon dioxide
released into the atmosphere. Over the past 50 years, as carbon dioxide
emissions have increased, the ocean's temperature has steadily risen. Some
negative impacts of the temperature increase include the melting of glaciers,
higher sea levels, intensified storms, acidification of the ocean, and decreasing
populations of marine life
Author:Science News
Article:Rising Sea Levels Set To Have Major Impacts Around The World
Website: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090310104742.htm
Date: Mar.11.2009
Note: esearch presented March 10 at the International Scientific Congress on
Climate Change in Copenhagen shows that the upper range of sea level rise by
2100 could be in the range of about one meter, or possibly more. In the lower
end of the spectrum it looks increasingly unlikely that sea level rise will be much
less than 50 cm by 2100.
Author:Greenpeace
Article:Sea level rise
Website: http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/campaigns/climate-
change/impacts/sea_level_rise/
Date: July 4, 2012
Note: It is not only small island states that need to worry about sea level rise. Sea
level rise increases the risk of both temporary and permanent flooding of coastal
lands. Around 23% of the worlds’ population lives in the near coastal zone with
population densities about three times higher than the global average.
Migration to coastal areas is increasingly common in many countries around the
world, developed and developing alike. Settlements and urban centres in coastal
regions have expanded more rapidly than elsewhere. Of the 39 big metropolitan
areas with a population over 5 million, sixty percent are located within 100km of
the coast. These include twelve of the biggest 16 with populations exceeding 10

3. million although the great majority of people live in smaller settlements in the
coastal zone. High densities of people are also found in delta regions, which are
particularly vulnerable to flooding.
Thesis: Climate Change will lead to rising the sea leaves