Polar Ice Sheets Melting at Alarming Pace
Pg44 \ World \ Straits Times \ Saturday \ March 25th 2006====================================
-the water will rise until it spills over-The last time the glaciers took a dive into the oceans of the world, it was due to an increase in solar radiation after changes in the Earth's tilt and orbit. Now scientists say that the main culprits of global warming are greenhouse gases from pollution.
The rising warming trend indicates that average temperatures could jump by at least 2.5 degrees Celcius by the end of the century. This means another dive into the ocean for Mother Earth's glaciers, with disastrous results.
What could happen if the Antarctic ice sheet melts is it would fracture and cause more icebergs to plunge into the ocean and causing the sea level to rise, spelling doom for the lower lying land areas.
This increase in global temperatures scares me because it means there are lives at stake, and that this is a real problem we all have to face. Time is running out for the glaciers and for Mankind, so everybody should be diligent in cutting down on activities which contribute to global warming.
Global warming has been a problem for quite some time and that indicates that not enough people know just how to solve it, or just cannot be bothered to give up their own comforts for the greater good, which is rather selfish gesture; showing that they do not care for others at all.
Since problems for the Earth means problems for them, people should show more concern for the world they live in. To do that, they might want to try sacrificing a few creature comforts such as owning a car; they should carpool instead. -- DE
posted by silvanix @ 5:29 AM
1 Comments:
Global warming is a problem for everyone today. Indeed the melting of the polar icecaps has been known for many years. However, noone seems to heed the warnings of scientists.
Will it take an island or part of a continent to go under water for people to start listening to environmentalists' pleas to take care of our planet?
I really hope not...for the sake of future generations and the lives of many people.
Ryan
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