Sea Level Rise

Positives

• This article is concise and easy to understand.
• This article does an excellent job of explaining how greenhouse gas emissions lead to warmer water temperatures.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• If you scroll down to the section titled "Act Now to #slowtherise" you'll find resources on how to lower your carbon footprint.
• If you click the bracketed numbers within the article you'll be taken to the credible sources of this article's information.
• The units are missing for the number quoted in the ice loss section at the top.
  

Differentiation

• This article could support a lesson on glaciers and ice sheets in the polar regions and why they're important.
• This article could enhance a classroom discussion on how societies could lower their carbon footprint.
• This article could be used to create free-response questions about what climate change adaptation is, why its important, and what adaptation strategies could be useful for coastal communities.
• This article could augment a classroom discussion on the economic consequences of climate change and what policies have led humanity to this point.