Rising Water Levels
Why would the water levels rise if the earth gets warmer?
If the earth gets warmer water levels would rise because 2/3 of the earths fresh water is contained inside glaciers. With carbon dioxide getting into the atmosphere, acting like a blanket, thus warming up the earth, these big glaciers will melt. Just like ice melts when you take it out of the freezer and put it in the sun, it will melt and form a little puddle of water. The only difference is that it isn't an ice cube melting, it is a huge glacier some the size of houses! As they melt they just add to the water level of the ocean, making it higher. With water levels rising a lot of little islands and cities on the coast of other countries will be submerged with water. In fact, islands like Tuvalu and Tonga will be completely under water and will no longer exist. Countries like New Zealand will lose a lot of seaside areas and will become smaller in width and length.
For a good video showing this go to
http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQpj7uD-6vw7KO7RE0boYLoJAF6TbjqO7VVoyjfgupBR7VL7g14
If the earth gets warmer water levels would rise because 2/3 of the earths fresh water is contained inside glaciers. With carbon dioxide getting into the atmosphere, acting like a blanket, thus warming up the earth, these big glaciers will melt. Just like ice melts when you take it out of the freezer and put it in the sun, it will melt and form a little puddle of water. The only difference is that it isn't an ice cube melting, it is a huge glacier some the size of houses! As they melt they just add to the water level of the ocean, making it higher. With water levels rising a lot of little islands and cities on the coast of other countries will be submerged with water. In fact, islands like Tuvalu and Tonga will be completely under water and will no longer exist. Countries like New Zealand will lose a lot of seaside areas and will become smaller in width and length.
For a good video showing this go to
http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQpj7uD-6vw7KO7RE0boYLoJAF6TbjqO7VVoyjfgupBR7VL7g14