As you have learned in Chapter 16, global warming is taking place. Some sources estimate that the temperature on Earth will increase about 0.5 degrees Celsius over a 100-year period. Although scientists do not agree on the amount of increase, let's presume that this will result in an approximate seven-inch rise in sea level. Assuming that global warming continues at this pace, when approximately would a town located at 10 feet above sea level be submerged?

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If the sea level rises approximately seven inches every 100 years due to a 0.5 degrees Celsius increase in temperature, to submerge a town located at 10 feet above sea level (120 inches), we divide 120 inches by 7 inches per century to get approximately 17 centuries or 1700 years.

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