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Please correct the below sentence for any grammatical and punctuation errors. Thanks

The rise of temperature on our earth causes many problems; sea level rises; shrink of Arctic ice; drought and flood in many places.
  

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The rise in/rising temperature on our earth causes many problems such as sea level rises/rising sea levels, shrinking/shrinkage of Arctic ice and droughts and floods in many places. 'rise of' is often used in statements such as 'the rise of Rome'. 'rise in' is used for levels (eg 'rise in sea level').

  • The rise in/rising temperature on our earth causes many problems such as sea level rises/rising sea levels, shrinking/shrinkage of Arctic ice and droughts and floods in many places.
  • 'rise of' is often used in statements such as 'the rise of Rome'.
  • 'rise in' is used for levels (eg 'rise in sea level').
  • Perhaps there will be a page on the web somewhere that treats this in better detail.
  • 'problem' is a noun, and so the items after it need to match it; since they form a simple list commas work well.
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The rise in/rising temperature on our earth causes many problems such as sea level rises/rising sea levels, shrinking/shrinkage of Arctic ice and droughts and floods in many places.

'rise of' is often used in statements such as 'the rise of Rome'. 'rise in' is used for levels (eg 'rise in sea level'). Perhaps there wi

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