The flow of glacial ice into the oceans could cause sea levels to rise by several yards in several centuries" ("Global Environment: News in Brief "). ... Indeed, more than half of the current temperature increase that the earth has experienced this century, occurred before 1940s, but the rapid rise in CO2 levels has mostly come since 1940. ... I have also asked Dr. ... Due to wetland disappearances, seal levels rise, and many animals that live there will die. ... Soil erosion can also occur because of floods, and this could also affect the vegetation. ...

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Breakwaters are also a method of coastal protection. ... Groynes are also an effective coastal protection measure. ... The sun emits varying amounts of solar radiation due to changes in its magnetic field. ... Sunspots and dark spots on the surface of the sun that are lower in temperature. ... Burning fossil fuels is also a cause of climate change. ...

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The documentary also provided a deeper understanding regarding the most sensitive issue about the environment which is the Global Warming.             It was alarming to see the various effects of the dramatic increase in carbon emissions by the world since carbon is one of the many greenhouse gasses present in the atmosphere that actively participates to the rapid warming of Earth resulting to the global rise in temperature. ... This global warming is the result of the gradual increase of greenhouse gases in the ozone layer, thus trapping the sun's heat in the earth's atmosphe...

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A warmer Earth may lead to changes in rainfall patterns, a rise in sea level, and a wide range of impacts on plants, wildlife, and humans. ... Emissions also vary based on the state you live in. ... Warmer temperatures also make water expand. When water expands in the ocean, it takes up more space and the level of the sea rises. Sea level may rise as much as 2 feet during the next century. ...

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