Global Warming - The Melting Ice in the Artic
by admin on 12/08/08 at 12:00 am
Have you read the news about Earth lately? Since global warming was first described as a worsening condition, there have been many reports about the melting of the Artic ice. While some of you might think that there is nothing wrong about the melting of ice, do you know that if the whole artic melts, the water could cover the whole Earth (or at least over 50% of the land areas), meaning there will be more floods and people could die.
We know that Artic is covered with ice, but lately there is more water than ice in the Artic. This is dangerous because the artic polar bears are losing their natural habitat for survival. The polar bears depend on the ice for survival and without the ice, they lose their habitat and most of them die away. If this continues happening, soon the polar bears will be extinct.
You might be wondering why the ice is melting. The Earth is becoming very hot, with more carbon dioxide being trapped in the atmosphere. Cutting down more trees will reduce the natural resources to absorb all the carbon dioxide in order to produce oxygen. This is why there is more heat and the temperature is rising. We can imagine the Earth being cooked, like it is in a big pot. Soon, all the ice will melt and we will all be extinct.
