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Exploring the changes in sea level: The information on the global changes in sea level can searched through the IPCC Website (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) Hint: Type in the location: http://www.ipcc.ch/ Select IPCC web site Search Type in Changes in sea level and use Local Search A list of topics will be displayed out. Select the topic with highest confidence i.e. 64% Climate Change 2001: The Scientific Basis From the table of contents, click on the section ,11.5. Future Sea Level Change 11. What is the general prediction trend on the global average sea level from 1990 to 2100? It shows a general increase in sea level. 12. State TWO factors, which may contribute to the rise of sea level. Thermal expansion and land ice changes. Exploring the correlation between carbon dioxide and air temperature Recent studies of ancient ice cores have provided some convincing evidence that warming is likely to occur. Scientists took mile-long ice cores, dating back 160,000 years, from Antarctic glaciers and analyzed the air trapped in pockets in the ice for carbon dioxide. From other measurements, they were able to estimate the air temperature at the time the air became locked in the Vostok Ice Core. Another website is suggested to look for the correlation of these two parameters: (Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center) Hint: Type in the Location: / Click on Search Type in the key words Vostok Ice Core, then press on Search A list of documents will be displayed. The first two are to be selected. Click on first document TRENDS: TEMPERATURE ( Graphics Click on second document TRENDS: ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE ( Graphics Both graphs are shown below: 13. Describe on the trends of historical temperature and past atmospheric carbon dioxide from the Vostok Ice Core records: The temperature and carbon dioxide level both fluctuated with alternating high and low peaks pattern in the past. Based