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Rising Sea Levels and Impacts on Land
41:04 - 46:53 (05:49)
This podcast discusses the history of rising sea levels over the past 10,000 years and its impact on coastal lands, particularly in Holland. It also touches briefly on the regrowth of forests in the Arctic islands of Canada and the existence of giant camels there five million years ago.
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The melting of ice caps caused by global warming is increasing rapidly, and with most of the warming happening at the polls, the Arctic is greatly affected.
41:04 - 44:39 (03:35)
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The melting of ice caps caused by global warming is increasing rapidly, and with most of the warming happening at the polls, the Arctic is greatly affected. It resulted in the Arctic air coming down straight to the Gulf of Mexico, and vice versa, causing unprecedented environmental changes.
ChapterRising Sea Levels and Impacts on Land
Episode#373 - Patrick Moore - Greenpeace's Ex-President - Is Climate Change A Hoax?
PodcastModern Wisdom
Building dikes around land that is below sea level, such as in Holland, is a viable solution for preventing loss of land due to rising sea levels.
44:39 - 46:53 (02:14)
Summary
Building dikes around land that is below sea level, such as in Holland, is a viable solution for preventing loss of land due to rising sea levels. Dikes can be particularly effective on steep land, where only a small amount of land is at risk of flooding.