Misconceptions about the contribution of the fusion of continental ice and sea ice to sea level rise: A proposal for their treatment

• Published in: Revista de Educación Ambiental y Sostenibilidad
• Main Authors: Carrascosa, Jaime, Martínez, Salvador, Alonso, Manuel, Ruiz Ruiz, Juan José
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universidad de Cádiz- Grupo HUM-462 2020
• Subjects: ideas alternativas; educación ambiental; hielo continental y marino; fusión del hielo; aumento nivel del mar; misconceptions; environmental education; continental and sea ice; ice fusion; sea level rise; Hielo; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://revistas.uca.es/index.php/REAyS/article/view/5792; https://doi.org/10.25267/Rev_educ_ambient_sostenibilidad.2020.v2.i2.2301

Many studies on the theoretical knowledge that the population has about climate change are now available. The results of some of these studies show the existence of confusions and alternative ideas regarding certain phenomena and basic concepts of great importance, which constitute a serious obstacl...