Global Warming: Consequences
The effect of global warming may not be uniform everywhere.
- The adverse effect due to global warming will adversely affect the life-supporting system.
- Rise in the sea level due to melting of glaciers and ice caps
- Thermal expansion of the sea may inundate large parts of the coastal area and islands, leading to social problems.
Global Warming| Class 11 Geography Notes
Global warming is the long-term warming of the planet’s overall temperature. Though this warming trend has been going on for a long time, its pace has significantly increased in the last hundred years due to the burning of fossil fuels. As the human population has increased, so has the volume of fossil fuels burned.
Table of Content
- Global Warming: Definition
- Global Warming: Causes
- Global Warming: Consequences
- Efforts to Reduce Global Warming
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