a ) What are the implications for global warming and sea - level rise? Could mel

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a ) What are the implications for global warming and sea - level rise? Could melting glaciers raise the sea level? If so, under what circumstances. If not, then why not? 1 - 3 sentences should suffice. [You can find related information in https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/10/27/world/greenland-is-melting-away.html]

b ) The ocean’s water is, of course, salty. You can find the density online. Taking this density into account , does your answer to ( a ) change? If so, in which direction (will sea level rise less, more, or the same?)   

Explanation / Answer

(a) The implication of global warming and sea-level rise is that 40% of the world population lives near the costal area (in the range of 100km ) so adverse effect can easily be understood .

Yes ,melting glaciers raise the sea level also the increase in tempreature expands water as warm water expands more.

(b)The density of seawater increases as temprature decreases so as due to global warming temprature is increasing the salinity is deacreasing.

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