Additional Resources for you to Explore

1) Here are two case studies about Tuvalu, a remote island that is extremely susceptible to the impact of thermal expansion:

http://www.ifrc.org/Global/Case%20studies/Disasters/cs-tuvalu-en.pdf

http://www.teatime-mag.com/magazines/wp-content/themes/tt/print/teatime14/print.pdf

2) Here is a comprehensive article about the impact of thermal expansion from NASA:

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/OceanCooling/page5.php

3) Here are a series of visuals to help your comprehend how matter can expand and compress:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/science/chemical_material_behaviour/behaviour_of_matter/revise2.shtml

4) Here is an advanced scientific paper entitled "Irreversible climate change due to carbon dioxide emissions"

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2632717/

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