Species Diversity In Arctic Circle

Many animals around the world are severely affected by climate change. Climate change is the rise in average temperatures on Earth’s surface. When humans interact with fossil fuels, which are coal, natural gases, and oil, they release carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the air. These gases trap heat in the atmosphere and can have a great effect on climate change. These changes include rising sea levels, landscapes being more prone to wildfires, and the pollen season length getting longer. Although these may be important, I think that the most important cause of climate change is how severely animals are affected by this. Animals like polar bears, snow leopards, and the Orang-utan struggle to survive everyday in result of climate

One of the more debated and controversial topics in modern time is whether climate change really has an effect on animal life and the environments they live in. There are numerous sources of evidence on both sides supporting many theories and trying to determine whether climate change actually has an effect on animal life can be hard. In the following paper, we will discuss how it has a negative effect on animals like polar bears and how their population sizes are decreasing due to environmental changes like the the ozone layer and the melting ice caps.

Today, there are already organizations promoting awareness of global warming and trying to make our thoughts to one. In Sweden, they produce environmentally friendly cars and give big tax; In Great Britain, they build a lot of windmills; Australia banned the sale of incandescent light bulbs and started a program called Proarbol to help stop deforestation and to increase jungles in Mexico. Countries including Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, EU, India, Indonesia, Russia, South Africa and America have set goals to reduce green house gas emission or carbon emission by a certain amount until 2020. If there’s a problem, solutions defiantly exist and all we need is a little more consideration during everyday life. Things you can do are to set you’re A.C higher, take public transportation, start using renewable energy and encourage others around you, don’t pour oil or paint into sinks, donate for eco friendly groups, don’t litter in public areas and promote the cause to people around you. Bigger things the government can do is to establish protected wild-life areas and parks, limit road constructions, reduce deforestation, build more schools, fight wrong information and to prepare for impacts. Since human can create

The latest survey conducted by the US Forest Service shows that as many as 97% of the animals of the Arctic could be affected as a result of the observed warming. The climate change may occur faster in the Arctic region. Scientists have developed computer models to predict changes in the environment and their impact on the 162 species of birds and 39 species of mammals in the Arctic.

Global warming affects polar bears in antarctica by making the icebergs melt. It make them have to swim for a long time in the ocean to get to a iceberg to rest. It also causes less polar bears to survive. There is also not enough food for the polar bears and its family. we can stop global warming by using cars less to get around so that the pollution does not go into the air. You can use less electricity and use the energy from the sun. you can use less water from the sink or the shower. You can use less heat. To stop that we can use hydroelectric power, solar power, and wind

Polar bears are one of the most endangered species in the IUCN states this is due to Global warming which most of us are still ignorant about, It has a climatic impact on the Arctic by the rising temperature which results in melting the ice glacier and these glaciers are the homes of polar bears that have been disappearing and shrinking making it

Climate change has recently become a very large issue and at the forefront of it all are the Artic Polar Bears. These Artic Polar Bears have been labeled as vulnerable by National Geographic. This vulnerable label comes from a multitude of issues with the most significant being climate change. Artic Polar Bears are dying rapidly because these large carnivores are victims of the climate change, oil exploration, toxic pollution, and overhunting, all these and many more reasons are leading them to extinction and something needs to be done about it.

Polar bears are decreasing in population, swimming conditions are more dangerous,and scarcity of food as an effect of global warming (Global Warming). The sea levels rising is the essential cause to the damaging health of the polar bears. Polar bears are suffering loss of the sea ice due to global warming which is their habitat and the homeland they need to survive (Global Warming). There is a growing list of issues causing damage to polar bears and "in 2008, the polar bear was listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act primarily because of the decline of its primary habitat: sea ice" (Global Warming). An example of the climate change changing the sea levels is "the ice above Greenland alone contains about 23 feet of sea-level rise, which is more than enough to alter the Earth almost beyond recognition"(McKibben).

Spectacularly diverse and unique, the Arctic is home to a population of approximately four million people and 21,000 different species! Climate change is by far the greatest threat on the spectacularly unique biodiversity that the Arctic has to offer according to the Arctic Biodiversity Assessment (ABA) with research done by over 200 scientists from 15 countries. The Arctic in particular is expected to be negatively affected by global warming. The globally agreed upon, sustainable increase in temperature is by 2 °C. The Arctic is expected to become significantly warmer with a predicted 2.8-7.8°C rise in temperature within this next century. Extreme changes such as this are likely to have devastating effects on Arctic biodiversity due to the

This is causing any problems, some of which will be discussed further on. Global Warming is affecting the climate in the Arctic in many drastic ways. Animals such as the Polar bear are having their habitat disappear at an alarming rate. This is causing many of them to starve as their ice platforms are melting.

If there is no effort done to help stop global warming, more than half of the Earth’s species will go extinct. Climate change poses a threat to to Earth’s essential species, because an increase in temperature will not be suitable for arctic animals

Global climate change is one of the leading causes of habitat loss. The emission of CO2 is causing climate patterns to change, regionally and globally. One result of climate change the heating up of the arctic regions. This is causing loss of habitat for species such as penguins and polar bears. Another region affected are pacific islands, such as Kiribati. The melting ice is causing higher sea levels, which is causing

Polar bears are the most known animals for the impacts of climate change on species. Global warming has been most prominent in the Arctic, and this trend is expected to continue. Their dependence on sea ice makes them highly vulnerable to a changing climate. Polar bears greatly rely on the sea ice environment for traveling, hunting, mating, resting, and in some areas, maternal dens (WWF). Specifically, they depend heavily on sea ice-dependent prey such as seals. Additionally, their long generation time and low reproductive rate may limit their ability to adapt to changes in the environment. Every time people breathe or burn something, oxygen in the air is converted to carbon dioxide. The carbon dioxide is used by plants to breathe and is converted back to oxygen, creating a cycle. If there is an increase in oxygen burning, for example, burning a lot of coal or oil to generate electricity or run cars, and cut down trees, the amount of carbon dioxide in the air is increased. This makes the air thicker and warms up the earth. The amount of warming is only a few degrees but it is enough to disturb the fragile balance of nature, which in turn will melt the polar ice, raise sea levels, cause violent hurricanes and endanger species such as polar bears. The polar bears are just one example of endangered animals because of the high demand of human need for energy which is acquired by burning fossil fuels.

Climate change is one of the biggest problems the whole world is collectively facing. Even though climate change is partially caused by the natural cycles of Earth, humans I think are still a major part of it and I think that we can do more to protect the environment that we live in. Climate change happens when temperatures increase dramatically. When climate change causes temperature rises many environmental problems can occur here on earth . Temperatures rising can result in more floods, droughts, or flooding rain, as well as more frequent and severe heat waves which can cause wildfires. Oceans and the Antarctic Ice Glaciers have also experienced changes in oceans that are rising temperatures and are becoming more acidic. The Antarctic ice glaciers are melting and sea levels are rising destroying many habitats along the ice glaciers such as penguins and polar bears. As these changes frequently occur in future decades, they will likely present challenges to our society and environment.

Climate change is a worldwide issue. Not only is firm action and leadership critical in the United States, but also international efforts need to work toward reducing emissions. Strong public demand for climate change is crucial to enact effective global warming solutions for the future. Unless immediate action is taken, climate change will continue to escalate and continue to affect the entire planet. Ways nations and individuals can help repair the earth's atmosphere is reduce air pollution, use green energy, stop deforestation. Reducing air pollution could have a dramatic effect on climate change. Humans could impact this reduction by simple things such as conserving