panaji over the years the vast ice cover around the north pole has shrunk due to global warming this has led to rise in sea levels which ultimately affects coastal regions like goa said goa science centre and planetarium director m m k balaji due to the melting of the ice caps the water is denser than the normal sea water raising the sea level this ultimately affects coastal regions as they are likely to submerge goa will definitely feel the impact he said he further added that from 1950 till date the average global temperature has been increasing continuously since then it has increased by 09 degrees celsius said balaji he attributed a number of factors that are adding to global warming in goa there is rampant deforestation and conversion of agricultural land into developmental zones for real estate air pollution owing to dense traffic also increases chlorofluorocarbons cfc all these factors indirectly impact the arctic region he said explaining this phenomenon through a series of stunning images of the norwegian young sea ice expedition 2015 the centre in collaboration with the royal norwegian consulate general has organized an exhibition titled on thin ice in january 2015 the norwegian polar institute sent its research vessel into the north pole on board were researchers who wanted explanations for climate change these researchers took measurements in the constant polar night and concluded that people living in lowlying coastal areas will be affected as a result of melting glaciers the exhibition consists of the knowledge gathered from this expedition the goa science centre is organizing the exhibition till september 22 at its premises in miramar from goa the exhibition will travel to delhi and then norway