UQx DENIAL101x 2.2.3.1 Sea Level Rise
Channel: UQx Denial101x Making Sense of Climate Science Denial
Date: 05/05/2015

Keah Schuenemann explains how global warming is causing sea level rise through thermal expansion and melting of land ice. Subtitles available: ENGLISH, SLOVENŠČINA (Slovenian)


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