1. SEA LEVEL & GLOBAL MEAN ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE

5. Sea Ice
Sea ice may be supporting Santa’s workshop on the North Pole, but if all 25 million square kilometers were to melt tomorrow, global coastlines wouldn’t rise a centimeter.
Sea ice is made of frozen seawater and floats on the ocean’s surface in the form of icebergs.

6. Melting of Glaciers, Continental Ice Caps
Continental ice, such as alpine glaciers and the ice sheets that cover Antarctica and Greenland, does have the potential to raise the sea level.
As ice melts, the amount of water in the ocean
increases

8. Thermal Expansion of Oceans

9. Thermal_Expansion_and_Contraction
When you heat gases or liquids, the particles move farther apart,
Yes, they EXPAND, increasing volume.

10. Melting of Antarctic Ice Shelves
Ice shelves are attached to continental ice and do not displace liquid water;
If they break off, they will displace water and raise sea ice.

11. Estuarine Ecosystems Chesapeake Bay Mississippi Delta
San Francisco Bay

14. Fauna Tidal
Marsh
Forested
Wetland
Sea-Level
Fens SAV Tidal
Flats
Estuarine
Beaches
Unvegetated
Cliffs
Fish (Juvenile)  – –    –
Fish (Adult)  – –    –
Crustaceans/Mollusks  – –    –
Other invertebrates       
Turtles/Terrapins     –  –
Other reptiles/Amphibians     – – –
Wading Birds  – – –   –
Shorebirds  – – –   –
Waterbirds  – –    –
Songbirds   – – – – 
Mammals   – – –  
Notes:
Symbols represent the degree of dependence that particular fauna have on habitat types, as described in the
sections below.
 indicates that multiple species, or certain rare or endangered species, depend heavily on that habitat.
 indicates that the habitat provides substantial benefits to the fauna.
 indicates that some species of that fauna type may rely on the habitat, or that portions of their life cycle may be
carried out there.
– indicates that negligible activity by a type of fauna occurs in the habitat

15. Loss/Flooding/ Erosion of Estuary Habitat
Loss of wetland, marshes, salt marshes, intertidal zone, riparian zone, mangroves

16. Loss/Flooding/ Erosion of Estuary Habitat
Inland migration of wetlands

17. Loss/Flooding/ Erosion of Estuary Habitat
May lead to changes in water depth, light levels, and temperature, causing migration or local extinction of species that have specific requirements
Vulnerable Species: the Effects of Sea-Level
Rise on Coastal Habitats