The Problem Of Global Climate Change

We might disagree on the causes of global warming; however, we cannot ignore that it is happening. Although we still experience cold winters, average global temperatures has risen drastically for the past three decades. Polar ice caps are melting; as a result, sea levels are rising. Scientist predict more extreme weather in the coming decades, in fact, droughts will probably be more common. Also, flooding and tropical temperatures might cause large amounts of methane gases to be released, which could be disastrous for our atmosphere. Climate change may have human causes and also it might be a natural occurrence. Nevertheless, we must find ways to save our planet.

Climate policy makers have determined a 2 degree Celsius increase as a target for global warming. According to scientists if we stay within this target, sea levels will rise only a few meters, which would be manageable.

Climate change will cause the air in the arctic to get warmer which melts the permafrost in the ground. The Sea ice will melt due to higher temperatures of the air and ocean, ending in rising sea levels and the melting of glaciers. You might think we have lots of time before this happens but in reality each year we lose about twice the size

Even just the ice melting in itself is a big deal since that makes it more difficult for polar bears to survive as shown with the decline of the populations of polar bears. Polar bears need their own area just like any other living thing and with the shrinking size of their habitat then that causes them to be more at risk since they no longer have the space they need to survive. In addition, “Cold water absorbs more CO₂ than warm water does, and more cold water is now open to the air. As the water acidifies, it loses carbonate.” (Isaacson 12).

For many years now, scientists have believed that our climate is changing. This climate change has caused water currents up north, near Antarctica to shift leading to warm waters taking the place of the usual cold arctic waters. Warm water melts the glaciers and causes the top of the glaciers to float off into the sea, allowing the warm water to melt even more glaciers. The extra glacier melting into our sea has caused the sea levels to raise and the

However, issues the occur with rising temperature involve more severe floods, storms, droughts and fires which could then lead to higher death toll in human and animal life because for some animals it will be too hot to live. Due to this rise in Temperature Sea, level has increased dramatically and scientist estimate that the sea will continue to rise 15-95 cm by the end of the century. Sea levels are rising because two reasons. First with increasing average global temperatures, the water in Earth’s oceans expand in volume. This occurs because, when heated the molecules that make up a body of water move more rapidly and collide more often. The second reason is when glaciers and ice sheets melt the water that had previously been frozen the glaciers will melt and release the water cause more enter the oceans and

“Antartica was once a lush, green continent, icing over only in the past thirty five million years…” said paleoclimatologist. If these studies are correct, our earth has already had sea levels rise this drastically. Although, we do not want this to happening again due to the costs of damages and possible lives, we know that the earth has already been through it and knows what to expect.

Over the last several decades, climate change has evolved from a polarizing discussion to what will likely be the largest collaborative research project of our generation. While many aspects of climate change are still misunderstood, there is little debate that the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is rising at an alarming rate. This rise is considered the main cause behind an increase in global temperature, which has set in motion a chain reaction of climatic events.

To start out, any eruptions could melt the ice. Considering global warming is a huge concern, this would contribute to that as well as causing the ocean levels to rise. If there were many eruptions, and a lot of the ice melted, it could cause ocean levels to rise far enough to put some parts of coastal communities underwater. This could affect my life directly, because if this were to happen we would see much of the Florida Everglades disappear, and my family has a house down there. It would affect thousands, if not millions around the world. For example, Venice is already sinking. If the ice shelf were to melt, it would raise ocean waters by about 12 feet, which would force emergency evacuation of the historical city. People around the world would lose their homes they worked so hard

Liquefying of ice will indirectly add to global warming which will in turn create destruction in human life. Other than rising sea level, it will destroy several species of animals and ultimately will slowdown the stability of ecosystem.

Sea ice has significant importance in the northern Arctic. The sea ice is extremely vital for the marine animals that live in this ecosystem. In particular the sea ice allows them to hunt, mate, and travel. The sea ice allows animals such as polar bears to hunt and search for their prey that lives underwater. It helps females and males find mates to grow their population, and lastly the sea ice allows for polar bears to travel from different locations. Another reason for the importance of sea ice is that it helps keep our planet cool particularly through the albedo effect (Kaitlin, 2016). Potential consequences of the melting of the sea ice could have devastating effects of marine animals in the north, and also for our entire planet because

Glaciers are one of the most fundamental phenomenon on the planet, and much of their purpose and impact on earth has been well documented and published. Ice sheets, Ice Caps and Glaciers trap nearly 90% of the world's fresh water, and are replenished by snowfall each year. Their existence on this planet dates back 650,000,000 years and yet they are always moving, always shifting and always melting. Before, human existence and even during the brief era of humans, ice dominated all of the earth's landmass and have regulated, created and altered many of the landscapes around the world.

Prompt 1: Since the climate would be cooler and less warm in general if the ice is melting, the albedo would decrease. If the ice is melting it is assumed that the climate will become cooler. If there is more heat there will be more albedo. The earth’s temperature would then decrease if the ice was melting since that ice will eventually turn into a cooler form.

Along with the deep seas, there are signs of rising sea levels. This is being contributed to the melting of Glaciers. According to National Geographic’s “The famed snows of Kilimanjaro have melted more than 80 percent since 1912. Glaciers in the Garhwal Himalaya in India are retreating so fast that researchers believe that most central and eastern Himalayan glaciers could virtually disappear

One of the effects of global warming is the polar ice caps’ melting. Scientists have been researching and examining the polar ice caps for a long time and they have come to the conclusion that the thin ice sheets are slowly wasting away. They have also found out that Greenland’s glaciers are getting smaller and smaller. Places around the globe that use to be covered in ice and snow are now showing more green terrain as the years go on and as the winter months grow warmer. The polar ice caps are melting more and more due to higher global temperatures. This is really bad because the ice caps “reflect and help regulate the Earth’s temperatures.”