COASTS: Sea level change Flashcards
1
Q
What’s the issue with global warming?
A
Temperatures rise –> ice caps melt –> rising sea levels
2
Q
What’s the issue with increase in rainfall in winter?
A
More storms –> affects wave patterns
3
Q
When sea levels rise, flooding particularly affects where?
A
Low land developments E.G. MALDIVES
4
Q
When sea levels rise, how does this affect salt marshes?
A
Erosion of salt marshes is accelerated E.G. NORFOLK
5
Q
When sea levels rise, how does it affect defending coastlines?
A
Becomes more expensive and more difficult.
6
Q
What is isostatic change?
A
Land rising. E.G. SCOTLAND
7
Q
What is eustatic change?
A
Land sinking - rising sea levels a threat. E.G. EAST ANGLIA
