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Greenhouse Effect
Defined as:
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Explanation of greenhouse effect and enhanced greenhouse effect.
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The enhanced greenhouse effect, sometimes referred to as climate change or global warming...
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Climate change on Earth is not a new phenomenon; there have been many ice ages and warm periods.
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Climate change is altering temperature, precipitation, and sea levels, and will adversely impact humans and natural systems, including water resources, human health, human settlements, ecosystems, and biodiversity.
Coral Bleaching
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Warmer water temperatures can result in coral bleaching.
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The article explains coral bleaching, its causes, effects on the Great Barrier Reef.
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Coral bleaching occurs when the zooxanthellae leave the corals—without the nutrients provided by the zooxanthellae, the corals eventually die of starvation and disease.
Global Sea Levels
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The estimated contributions from ocean thermal expansion and a then smaller Greenland Ice Sheet imply a contribution also from Antarctica to this higher sea level.
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...over the past century, the average height of the sea has risen more consistently—less than a centimetre every year, but those small additions add up.
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Global mean sea level has risen about 8–9 inches (21–24 centimetres) since 1880, with about a third of that coming in just the last two and a half decades.
Thermohaline Circulation
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Winds drive ocean currents in the upper 100 meters of the ocean’s surface. However, ocean currents also flow thousands of meters below the surface.
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The currents flowing through the ocean, a process called thermohaline circulation, can have an impact on climate.
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The oceans are mostly composed of warm salty water near the surface over cold, less salty water in the ocean depths.
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Example of Books
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Destroying the oceans by
Call Number: 333.91 LEVISBN: 9780750257596Publication Date: 2009 -
Atlas of coasts and oceans by
Call Number: 551.457 HINISBN: 9781849712071Publication Date: 2011 -
Oceans by
Call Number: 577.7 OCEISBN: 9781486307937Publication Date: 2018 -
Coastal Marine Ecology by
Call Number: 577.780994 COAISBN: 9780868401584Publication Date: 1995