Question

The Gulf Stream is an ocean current of warm water that flows from the Caribbean Sea up the eastern coast of North America before crossing over to the British Isles. The current brings warm water and air northward. Scientists are concerned that global warming will cause polar ice to melt and form a cold water current that blocks the Gulf Stream. Infer possible climatic effects resulting from substantial quantities of northern polar ice melting.

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Due to rise temperature leading to melting of ice more water flows to the seas from glacies and ice caps increasing the volume of water in the ocean. This has lead to increase in average global sea level between four and eight inches.

It leads to salt water intruding into freshwater this affect sources of drinking water and makes raising crops problematic.

It leads to increase in population on the coast as people moved far away from the shore due to erosion.