Monday, July 21, 2008


Sea level rise can be defined as an increase in sea level caused by global warming through two main processes: the thermal expansion of sea water and the rapid melting of land ice.

Sea level rise is also expected to make coastal cities more vulnerable to extreme weather (such as hurricanes) as well as to destroy important ecosystems such as wetlands and mangroves. Rising sea level inundates low-lying lands, erodes shorelines, exacerbates flooding, and increases the salinity of estuaries and aquifers. Islands are particularly exposed as many are gradually facing the loss of their fresh water supply due to salt-water intrusion. Low-lying coastal areas and deltas (the land where rivers feed into the ocean) house at least 300 million people and are particularly threatened by sea level rise.
Some developing countries are especially exposed to sea level rise due to their low- lying nature and limited financial resources to respond. Among the most vulnerable are countries with large populations in deltaic coastal regions such as Bangladesh, Vietnam, China and Egypt.

Tuesday, July 15, 2008



This is my final symbol about Global Warming ( Rising of Sea Level ). First, you all can see that is a big wave and trying to destroy the tallest building in malaysia ( KLCC ). The meaning behind the symbol is the Rising of sea level is very dangerous for us because it can destroy anything easily even the tallest building (KLCC) !! We can realise that the wave seen like a mouth and ready to swallow the earth and nothing we can do. because of that, we should start to do preventation to the Rising Of Sea Level..The meaning of colour are show at below.

The darkness of this colour, deep blue, represent the cities will be inundated by flood and hope has been swallowed by the depths of ocean.

The third shade of blue, a darker tone, represent the sea levels are increasing rapidly.

The second shade of blue, represents the polar caps begin to melt from global warming
A gentle blue of the shallows, represents a time when the seas were tranquil.