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Ocean rising

Since the last glacial era, the ocean is level rising up. This indicate that this a natural process. But, since the industrial revolution began, this process is occurring faster.

The ocean level risen 160m since 1600 B.C. , and the bigger part of advance occurred in the last 6000 years. In a short space of time, corresponding to decades, this rise is invisible. But, in large periods, this is notable.

Before the industrial revolution start, the oceans rose 1mm a/year. But, since the beginning, the elevation doubled, reaching 2mm/year. Currently, the advance is faster, reaching the score of 3mm/year.

This data apparently is not alarming. But, the subtle analysis indicates that the rise tripled. This is significative, and hasn’t happened naturally. The degradation to the planet caused for the advance of industry obviously accelerated the elevation. A plausible explanation suggests the advance is caused by the icecaps melting. The relative water of the process is going to the ocean, and, because the melting accelerated, the rise accelerated too.

It is important to worry. Although immediately not arise results in the moment, the world suffer drastic consequences in the long run. This elevation, for example, threat to submerge small islands around the world in the next century, like it happened with the lost island of Atlantida.

By: Patrick Garcia