The reading and the listening are both about the rising sea levels. The author of the article feels that rising is a normal process that humans can adjust to. The lecturer disputes the claims made in the article. Her position is that the sea level is rising rapidly and is caused by humans.
According to the reading melting ice sheets isn’t the cause of increased sea levels because the ice is already in the water. This specific argument is challenged by the lecturer. She lecturer believes the melting of permafrost, which is on land, is the cause of the increased sea levels and is caused by human activities.
Secondly, the author suggests that agencies like NASA don’t where the extra water is coming from. The lecturer believes there are flaws in the author’s argument. She states NASA doesn’t know where some of the water is coming from, but they know where the majority comes from which is the melting permafrost.
Finally, the author bring his argument to close by suggesting that the sea level has been changing for a long time and the process will be slow for humans to adjust to. In contrast, the lecturer’s stance is that the sea level is rising rapidly and permafrost is melting a hundred times faster and that up to 20 percent of the earths land could be submerged under water in the coming years.
The reading and the listening are both about the
rising
sea
levels
. The
author
of the article feels that
rising
is a normal process that humans can adjust to.
The
lecturer
disputes the claims made in the article. Her position is that the
sea
level
is
rising
rapidly
and
is caused
by humans.
According to the reading melting ice sheets isn’t the cause of increased
sea
levels
because
the ice is already in the
water
. This specific argument
is challenged
by the
lecturer
. She
lecturer
believes the melting of permafrost, which is on land, is the cause of the increased
sea
levels
and
is caused
by human activities.
Secondly
, the
author
suggests that agencies like NASA don’t where the extra
water
is coming from. The
lecturer
believes there are flaws in the
author’s
argument. She states NASA doesn’t know where
some of the
water
is coming from,
but
they know where the majority
comes
from which is the melting permafrost.
Finally
, the
author
bring his argument to close by suggesting that the
sea
level
has been changing for a long time and the process will be slow for humans to adjust to.
In contrast
, the
lecturer’s
stance is that the
sea
level
is
rising
rapidly
and permafrost is melting a hundred times faster and that up to 20 percent of the earths land could
be submerged
under
water
in the coming years.