How is global warming effecting the coast?

Question

what is it doing to our coast line? plus any other info on the coast! and issues thanks

Answer 1

Higher sea levels mean increased episodes of flooding due to higher tides.

Global warming affects weather by increasing the frequency of episodes of extreme weather such as drought, rainfall, storms etc.

Those in denial of global warming tend to be poorly educated in scientific matters generally. They probably still believe in god and/or astrology, crystal healing and the like.

Answer 2

its not, there is no such animal, the earth always goes thru different cycles since the beginning., and will continue to do so.

Biggest hoax pulled on mankind to date

Answer 3

well the oceans are rising because of global warming sooo the waters are getting higher on the coast and everywhere else *hide in a high place*

so thats y we need recycle and do every thing else to help mother earth

a lil fact the most recycled thing is steel

another lil fact... the most thing polluted... cigarets

Answer 4

There is no real evidence that "Global Warming" (also known as a natural event of a planet's climate patterns) is actually doing anything to coastlines; coastlines have been eroding for millenia, as they always have. Seas once covered many areas that are now dry and vice versa.

The human perception of time and our concern with small chunks of it, combined with the backward, bucolic idyll promulgated by loonies/Luddites/hippies taken up by the disaster-loving sensationalist media has made idiots of many. The sky is NOT falling Chicken Little...

Answer 5

The most obvious effect is the retreating of the coastline. The water level is rising through 'thermal expansion' (which is where water molecules increase in size because of the raised temperature) and also through ice cap and glacier melting.

Higher sea temperatures will cause changes in the biodiversity of an area - new species may be introduced, and then flourish, as they are more at home in the warm water. This could mean that 'home' species (ones that were there already) will be beaten out, or retreat to colder waters.

Global warming doesn't have a huge effect on weather, so there aren't likely to be major effects for erosion (although you could argue that higher temps will promote vegetation growth, which will anchor sands and soils, leading to lower erosion rates).

Also consider the human effects - higher temperatures will probably fuel more tourism on the coast, which could feed an area's economy, but also pollute and dirty the area.

For more information on this check out the policy maker's summary on 4th IPCC report at  www.ipcc.ch.

Answer 6

people are more interested in oil price now days...