Sea Level Rise

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Sea Level Rise

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How will global warming and rising sea level affect NYC?

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In the world, global warming is currently an issue that affects every nation. The main contributing factor to global warming is the human activities in the burning of fossil fuels that contribute to greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. The greenhouse gases in the atmosphere cause the trapping of heat thus cause the increased temperature in the world. The effects of global warming are currently evident in many locations globally with the major highlight of these effects is that human burning of fossil fuels over years has led to an increase in the global temperature by 1º (Casper, 2009). Apart from the increased global temperature, there are other effects of global warming such increase in the prevalence of diseases such as Malaria, Lyme disease, and West Nile virus.

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