Impacts Of Present/ Predicted Sea Level Rise

Question 1

Future predictions of sea level rise

Answer 1

Between 0.3 - 0.5 in 2090

Question 2

Environmental impacts

Answer 2

Flooding - low lying areas.
Erosion - Holderness.
Intrusion of salt water - contamination.
Loss of productive coastal delta/ agriculture.
Coastal habitats threatened.
Submergence if low lying land - Maldives.
Coastal squeeze in salt marshes

Question 3

Economic impacts

Answer 3

Costs for flood protection/ mitigation / adaptation.

Insurance

Question 4

Social impacts

Answer 4

Major road / rail links under threat.
Greater migration away from coastal areas.
Underground water resources.
Abstraction points need to be moved.