Rising Sea Levels and Ocean Acidification: The Twin Threats of Climate Change

Global warming has become a significant challenge for the world - and professionals like Amet Selman have been relentlessly working towards solving the obstacles it presents in the modern world.

Global warming has become a significant challenge for the world - and professionals like Amet Selman have been relentlessly working towards solving the obstacles it presents in the modern world.

 

Many of you might know of Amet - a renowned corporate individual who initially started out in the industry as a civil engineer. Selman serves as the CEO and President of AAA Holding Group Ltd, which is a prestigious fertilizer manufacturing plant that has been dedicated to performing its operations to its utmost potential.

 

Since the beginning, Amet has been leveraging his vast network and immense knowledge that he has worked on for years to understand the UK’s manufacturing landscape. This way, he has been able to quickly and efficiently be able to facilitate the international and domestic expansion of the company.

 

And as global warming continues to loom over us, Amet believes it is crucial for people to understand the serious challenges that have occurred from the crisis - especially when it comes to the rising sea levels and ocean acidification.

 

Rising Sea Levels

 

The growing temperature around the world gives way to ice melting from polar regions and glaciers, therefore dumping tons of excessive water into the ocean. And with warmer water temperatures, it can lead the oceans to expand as well.

 

The effect that comes from rising sea water is that it creeps into the freshwater sources within the ground that many of the coastal areas depend on for their drinking water. The underwater sources - also known as aquifers - are essential springs of freshwater. And when contaminated with salt water, we are exposed to immense danger should we consume from these springs.

 

It also interferes with farming - causing issues with irrigation operations and killing crops in the process. This also leads it to changes in our coastal plant life as more salt water changes the chemistry of the soil in different locations.

 

Ocean Acidification

 

The oceans are absorbing large amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, which has been aiding in regulating the atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide - but at the price of destroying life within the ocean.

 

According to NOA Fisheries, it was found that more than a billion people around the world rely on food that comes from the ocean as their primary source of protein. Around 20% of the worldwide population gets at least one-fifth of its animal protein intake from the fishes.

 

There are also many jobs and economies within the United States - and even around the world - that depend on shellfish and fish that live in the ocean. Having to decrease the harvest due to ocean acidification can significantly hurt the poorest people and the least developed nations, who have the least alternatives when it comes to their agriculture.

 

Ocean acidification is no doubt going to have massive negative effects on marine species, and this could alter marine food chains - including the food supply to the humans. Additionally, it could also decrease storm protection from reefs, tourism opportunities, and various other benefits that are quite difficult to value.


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