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Educational resource How ice sheets in the geological past can inform us of sea level rise in the future

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How ice sheets in the geological past can inform us of sea level rise in the future

Associated divisions
Climate: Past, Present & Future (CL)
Cryospheric Sciences (CR)
Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology (GMPV)
Language
English
Age group
16-18
Material needed
The article and activity sheet are available through the following link: https://futurumcareers.com/how-ice-sheets-in-the-geological-past-can-inform-us-of-sea-level-rise-in-the-future
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Classroom
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Source
https://futurumcareers.com/how-ice-sheets-in-the-geological-past-can-inform-us-of-sea-level-rise-in-the-future
Description

The future of the earth’s sea levels due to climate change is incredibly difficult to predict. Dr Ed Gasson, at the University of Exeter, and Professor Carrie Lear, at Cardiff University, in the UK, are Earth and environmental scientists researching how the Antarctic ice sheet changed during the Earth’s past, in order to predict how it will influence future changes to sea levels.

This brochure introduces Ed and Carrie’s work, offers an insight into careers in Earth and environmental science, contains an interview with Ed and Carrie and includes an activity sheet that challenges students to investigate how the climate has changed since the Pliocene. There is also an animation that explains Ed and Carrie’s work.

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