climate change and the coast

Question 1

lowest sea level was recorded ____ years ago

Answer 1

22,000

Question 2

subsistence

Answer 2

coastal areas sinking, often this is due to excess groundwater extraction which makes the sea level higher

Question 3

water volume change

Answer 3

changed due to either thermal expansion or addition of extra water from land stores (ice melt)

Question 4

earths oceans are taking in ___% of the heat from global warming

Answer 4

90%

Question 5

there’s estimated to be a 1-4ft increase in sea level over the next ___ years

Answer 5

1-4ft in 80 years

Question 6

of all the ice in Antarctic melted there would be a ___m increase in sea level

Answer 6

65m

Question 7

what coastal issues come from climate change?

Answer 7

• increased storms
• more storm surges
• increased erosion
• higher sea levels

Question 8

isostatic change

Answer 8

local changes in sea level resulting fro the land rising and falling relative to the sea

Question 9

ecstatic change

Answer 9

global change in sea level rise resulting from a fall or rise in the actual sea itself (e.g. ice melt will lead to a rise)

Question 10

why is it worth protecting the UK coastline from climate change and increased sea levels?

Answer 10

• 40% manufacturing near the coast
• 16.9million people live within coastal zone
• only 9% of land in coast zone is not economically useful, the rest is used for living/working etc

Question 11

isostatic rebound

Answer 11

adjustment of land following ice melt (the rise of land masses that were depressed by the huge weight of ice sheets during the last glacial period)