EVS 205 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Biogeochemistry, Snow Removal, Thermal Expansion

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Rule of thumb: 1 cm rise in sea level= shoreline retreat of 1 meter. Population affected: florida: low beach slope ratio. Sea-level rise to beach retreat ratio of 1:1000 in florida. This means 1-meter sea-level rise is a shoreline retreat of 1 kilometer: other sensitive areas worldwide: islands, new orleans, nile and ganges rivers, Bangladesh, vietnam, holland, belgium: marine biogeochemistry, ocean is a sink for co2, seawater is buffered by dissolved carbonate, temperature affect solubility of co2. Higher water temperature >> lower ability of absorb co2: photosynthesis: marine plankton. Us navy on climate change: the military is taking climate change seriously, us navy reports on blackboard. Involved developing ways to protect people and places by reducing their vulnerability to climate impacts: ex: building, seawalls or relocations buildings to higher ground) Limits and barriers to adaptation: environmental, economic, informational, social, attitudinal.

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