"What may cause sea levels to rise? How might rising sea levels pose significant problems for human populations? How might these negative effects be addressed?
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Extended Writing - Geography "What may cause sea levels to rise? How might rising sea levels pose significant problems for human populations? How might these negative effects be addressed? Rising sea levels are one of the effects of global warming and this is a major problem that our world faces today. Briefly global warming is a greenhouse effect on the Earth that is linked to deforestation and an increase in industrial gas emissions into the air. Rising sea levels are caused by polar ice caps in Antarctica and Arctic melting from the warmer temperatures due to global warming. Rising sea levels pose a major problem for large populations living on the coast and this can cause a massive movement of refugees looking to live in-land or in other countries. Many scientists around the world are working on a solution for the problem, but several scientists are contradicting each other on various topics. The...

