The issue of Melting Ice Caps and the Sea Level Rising

Melting Ice Caps and the rising sea level is a current and upcoming issue that will only worsen in the future.

3 research questions to think about:


1. What is causing the Ice Caps to melt?

The Ice in the North side of the World had decreased by nearly 50% since around the year 2000-2017. This was considered the record low of Sea Ice in the Antarctic.

2. How does the Ice Caps melting affect the Sea Level?

This diagram above shows the reasoning behind the sea levels rising and what it has to do with climate change. It includes what heat does to the water after being melted from the Ice Caps, Ice Glaciers and Ice Sheets.

3. What will happen around the world if the Sea Level Rises?

This picture represents the predicted sea level rise around an island in ≈100 years and ≈400 years. Scientists warn that this could continue for several centuries.

Citing and Annotating


Citation #1:

Nasa, Rising Waters: How Nasa is monitoring Sea Level Rise, Date is Unknown, Story Board, Kate Ramsayer,  https://www.nasa.gov/specials/sea-level-rise-2020/ 

What's it about?:

This Story Map/Article is mainly about the Sea Level Rising and all of the aspects that have to do with it. This includes what NASA is doing to try and help monitor/solve Sea Levels Rising if they are able to, mentioning what effects the Sea Level, and data already collected from the past few years/what is predicted for the future Sea Level.

How does it contribute to my research? What did I learn?

This Story Map/Article has a lot of data and helpful research mentioned in other articles and already done for me which will aid me in the future greatly when creating a detailed story map version of IceCaps and the Sea Levels Rising. I learned new things that I was unaware of such as that the sea level is not the same everywhere and that continental shifts can affect the Sea Level as well as Ice Caps and the overall temperature of the water.

Citation #2:

Nasa, Vital Signs: Ice Sheets, Last Updated: April 20th 2023, Article,  https://climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/ice-sheets/ 

What's it about?:

This article is mainly about the Ice Sheets/Ice Caps melting and at what rate measured using satellites. It also mentions how much masses of ice are being melted in Antarctica since 2002 and Greenland since 2002 due to Melt Water.

How does it contribute to my research? What did I learn?

This is a great part of my research because it gives me data on how much Ice is being melted per year and at what rate, from where. I can contribute this information into the Sea Levels Rising information during my Story Map. I learned that the two 2 biggest places that are contributing to the melting Ice around the world are Antarctica and Greenland as well as at what rate the ice is melting at in those specific places.

Citation #3:

The Guardian, First Thing: major sea-level rise from ice cap melting 'now inevitable', Published: August 30th 2022, Article, Mattha Busby,  https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/30/first-thing-major-sea-level-rise-from-ice-cap-melting-now-inevitable 

What's it about?:

This article shares little information about this topic but it has valuable information. This article mentions how much the sea level will rise depending on how much Ice has been melted as well as how the Sea Level rising is inevitable whether it happens 100 years from now or 150 years from now.

How does it contribute to my research? What did I learn?

This article contributes to my research because it mentions certain facts that have to do with both the Sea Levels Rising and Ice Caps Melting that are valuable for my Story Map in the future (More in detail facts I can add). I learned how much our Sea Level will rise based on how much Ice melts and the minimum sea level rise deficit (27cm).

The Ice in the North side of the World had decreased by nearly 50% since around the year 2000-2017. This was considered the record low of Sea Ice in the Antarctic.

This diagram above shows the reasoning behind the sea levels rising and what it has to do with climate change. It includes what heat does to the water after being melted from the Ice Caps, Ice Glaciers and Ice Sheets.

This picture represents the predicted sea level rise around an island in ≈100 years and ≈400 years. Scientists warn that this could continue for several centuries.