【SealevelriseGlobalwarmingmaymakethesealevelbecome(1)h________.SealevelriseGlobalwarmingmaymakethesealevelbecome(1)h________.Why?Well,warmerweathermakesglaciers(冰川)(2)m________.Aglacierisalargeblockoficethatmo】
SealevelriseGlobalwarmingmaymakethesealevelbecome(1)h________.
Sealevelrise
Globalwarmingmaymakethesealevelbecome(1)h________.Why?Well,warmerweathermakes
glaciers(冰川)(2)m________.Aglacierisalargeblockoficethatmovesvery,very(3)s________.Some
meltingglaciersaddmorewatertotheocean.Warmertemperaturesalsomakewaterexpand(膨胀).Whenwaterexpandsintheocean,ittakesupmorespaceandthelevelofthesea(4)r________.
Sealevelmayrisebetweenseveralinchesandasmuchas3feetduringthenextcentury.Thiswillaffect(5)
b________naturalsystemsandman-madestructures(构筑物)alongcoastlines.Coastalflooding(沿岸泛滥)could
causesaltwatertof________intoareaswithharmfulsalt,threateningplantsandanimalsinthoseareas.Forexample,anincreaseinthesaltcontent(含量)oftheDelaware(美国特拉华州)andChesapeake(切萨皮克市)
baysisthoughttohavedecreasedthenumberofoysters(牡蛎)abletoliveinthosewaters.