Question

How does an increase in the annual melt season in Antarctica have a global effect?
a.
It causes an increase in heat related illness and death.
b.
It causes the global concentration of carbon dioxide to decrease.
c.
The water in the melting glaciers can cause sea levels to rise.
d.
None of the above is true.

Answer 1

c. The water in the melting glaciers can cause sea levels to rise.

When Antarctic ice melts and the melt season lengthens, more ice converts to liquid water that eventually enters the oceans, contributing to global sea-level rise and associated impacts (coastal flooding, erosion, habitat loss, increased storm surge).