In the context of climate change, the sea-level rise is expected to have various consequences in the country. Explain (200 Words)
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KEY POINTS
· The phenomenon of rising seas has been observed all over the world, including India, and its impact explored in a special report published by the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
· The east coast, hemmed by the Bay of Bengal, is often pelted by cyclones, and the hitherto placid Arabian Sea on the west warmed up to brew four cyclones last year a first in over a century.
· The oceans have risen consistently and, worryingly, it has risen faster in recent decades. The rise accelerated to 3.2mm a year between 1993 and 2015, and 3.6mm a year between 2006 and 2015.
· City residents can’t forget the floods of 2005, relentless rain, coupled with storm surges and high tides, killed over 1,000 people. Recent studies have shown a three-fold increase in rainfall over the Western Ghats and central India.
· SLR will impede the quick drainage of rainwater into the sea during times of high tide.
· The range we have from India is too wide anything between 3mm and 16mm.
· There is a need for robust baseline data so that scientists and researchers in India will have something to bank on in the future.
· Compared to other seas, the Indian Ocean has been warming consistently every year for over 50 years; the average temperature rose by a degree Celsius in 1951-2015.
