Floods over any other natural disaster attribute to the highest number of deaths and devastation in the United States of America. Floods are a huge matter of concern in most parts of the world primarily because delta regions contain large and important community residences.
The reason for sea level rise is related to 3 primary factors and all 3 reasons are triggered by the current climate change on a global level:
I: Thermal Intensification
The water levels expand as soon as they heat up. Heating oceans are one of the major reasons for the sea level rise for the last 25 years.
II: Melting Glaciers
Huge ice formation including mountain caps naturally melts by a small amount every summer. The evaporation of seawater during winter leads to the formation of snow, thus balancing the water cycle. Nonetheless, global warming has prompted continuous high temperatures in recent years. This resulted in higher and much fast-paced summer melting than normal.
Additionally, the formation of snow has also considerably decreased due to late winter and early springtime. This has created an imbalance and caused sea level rise.
III. Disappearing Antarctica and Greenland Ice Sheets Greenland
Increased heating of oceans has caused enormous ice sheets of Antarctica and Greenland to melt at an exponentially quick speed. Researchers believe that seawater and meltwater are gradually seeping under the ice sheets of Greenland. This is further lubricating the ice streams and driving the sea levels higher.
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