Sea level anomalies
-0.25 -0.20 -0.15 -0.10 -0.05 0 0.05 0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25 and more (Metres)
Source: IPCC, 2007.
Figure 10. Sea level anomalies (see text).
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OCEAN CIRCULATION AND
THERMAL EXPANSION
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INCREASED FREQUENCY AND
SEVERITY OF STORM EVENTS
Melting and warming will have consequences on ocean cir- Higher water temperatures lead to increased evaporation,
culation, as ocean currents are driven by the interactions making more energy available for the atmosphere, which
between water masses though balance in temperature and boosts the destructive force of extreme weather events like
salinity, in other words, their density. Additionally melting of hurricanes, typhoons etc.
inland glaciers and continental ice sheets on Greenland and
Antarctica, and the thermal expansion of ocean waters are
causing sea level rise.
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