The earth's water source is in unvarying change due to climate, cloud formations, precipitation, the roles of the oceans and the sun, as well as a variation of gases. It was not until in research came into play on the subject of water levels were also in fluctuation and on the rise due to the process of global warming. ... Global warming also causes the sea level to change as a result of oxygen levels in the earth's atmosphere. The rapid rate that that fresh marine deposits are decaying, also known as oxidation, removes a large amount of oxygen. ... This number may also rise if ...

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Such an increase in temperature can result in drastic climate changes that in tern can lead to a rise in sea level, changes in rainfall, and detrimental impacts on plant and wildlife. ... As the sun's energy powers the earth's weather and climate it also heats the surface of the earth. According to John Houghton, Co-Chairman of the Scientific Assessment of Climate Change, "the basic principle of global warming can be understood by considering the radiation energy from the sun which warms the Earth's surface and the thermal radiation from the Earth and the atmosphere which is r...

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If temperature rise pass this tipping point, this cannot be reversed and could soar by 60C in no time (IPPC, 2007). ... As global temperature continue to increase in the climatic system, other tipping elements are also triggered or pushed further to their tipping points some of these elements are mentioned below. ... As ice sheets melt at their edges, their albedo is reduced, but they can also get thinner. ... Greenland ice sheets can contribute almost 16.5-53.8cm to global sea level rise just this century alone depending on the rate of its decay (Pfeffer et al., 2008). ... Ocean water is ...

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