Q72945

Satellites are reporting that sea levels are rising 3.2 mm a year. In recent studies over the years the highest sea-levels were ever recorded was 2 mm. Temperatures are increasing each and every year which are affecting sea-levels. Results were obtained by taking averages from the five available global land and ocean temperature series. The way satellites measure sea-levels rise by bouncing radar waves off the sea surface which give better results then using tide gauges. Tide gauges only record the sea levels around the coast. Also, the recordings do not give sea-level changes. The gauges only record how water moves around in the ocean. Many believe that the sea-levels will only rise at rapid pace. The downfall of the sea-levels raising the land around the shores will become corroded over the years. Many people are getting affected by the sea-level changes in a negative way. For an example the beaches in New Jersey when a large storm occurs, the water get out of control and destroy everything in its path.

Institute of Physics. "Sea levels rising faster than IPCC projections." // ScienceDaily //, 27 Nov. 2012. Web. 28 Nov. 2012