Sea level rise is caused not only by the melting of polar and glacial ice but also by
A) greatly increased rainfall over oceans.
B) freshwater being forced from groundwater into rivers and then to the oceans.
C) the fact that water expands in volume as it warms.
D) the effects of hurricanes and typhoons.
C
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