The Associated Press reported on August 27 of this year that "sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is at its second lowest level in about thirty years." ... With this trend, within 5-10 years, the Arctic could be free of ice in the summer. NASA ice scientist Jay Zwally said, "It also means that climate warming is also coming larger and faster than the models are predicting and nobody's really taken into account that change yet." Reports are coming in that large amounts of methane gas are being released into the world's oceans from the melting of long frozen Arctic sea ice. ... According to...

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Over the past century, the great majority of glaciers and the ice sheets have lost mass, which can lead to rising sea levels (Climate Institute, 2010). The researchers found that when the temperature goes beyond a particular level or a high temperature is sustained for a long period, glaciers and ice sheets will lose mass (Climate Institute, 2010). ... Global warming also results in natural disasters; for example, storms, floods, and droughts are the effects of global warming. Although a great number of studies haven't found evidence that the number of storms is increasing because of glob...

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One of the most dangerous impacts that are occurring now is the melting of glaciers and the polar ice around the poles of the earth. ... If the ice continues to melt at the pace it is the environment of the entire ocean could change and cause a mass extinction of much of the oceans life. As the tons of polar ice melts away it is causing the sea level to rise at an ever-increasing rate. ... With this storms become more extreme, natural disasters occurring with more frequency and magnitude. There have been several incidents over past 5 years of record-breaking storms devastating different areas...

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However, when this temperature change is compared to the temperature change from that of the ice age, it seems significant. ... Rising temperatures leads to melting of snow and ice caps, which in turn cause a rise in the sea levels. ... As the temperature increases, snowcaps and ice begin to melt. ... The melting of the Greenland ice sheet due to rise in temperatures by only 2 degree Celsius could increase the sea level by 20 feet! ... In the United States, the frequency of major floods and heavy storms will increase by the end of the 21st century ("Global warming and floods"). ...

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With the rise of the Earths surface temperatures we will start to see effects like our rainfall patterns are going to change, the ice caps and glaciers are going to start to melt, the oceans will start to rise because of the ice caps melting, there will be more coastal erosion. ... With global warming, hurricanes are likely to have faster wind speed, more precipitation, and a larger storm surge. ... The areas of the world that are permanently covered in ice are shrinking 9% each decade. ... With less sea ice seals have less places to live. ... Also ice platforms are floating farther apart from...

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Doom Sayers predicts that the increasing of concentrated gases are likely to accelerate the rate of climate change.Resulting in polar ice caps melting which could cause the sea level to rise by a foot and a swampy coastal communities. ... The increase of precipitaton will bring higher evaporation and make the storms stronger and more frequent.The same evaporation could suck the land dry in some of the regions all over the world. ...

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One of these theories suggests climate change occurs due to the rising temperatures at the earth's poles leading to the melting of ice caps. As the ice melts the water is not protected from temperature changes. ... Some scientists accredit the stronger storms we are experiencing today to the change in water temperatures. Although meteorologists also concur that the melting ice caps cause climate change. ... Weather experts conceive when the ice caps melt into fresh water, and the sun changes the temperature this affects the wind patterns or jet streams. ...

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Whole earth is warming up, each summer ice melts very fast since 1950s, and the growing seasons are longer more than two weeks, species and animals being pushed to new territories by nature in 12 miles average farther. ... It was intense tropical storm with heavy rain and very powerful winds, which developed over warm water and used it as an energy. That summer Gulf of Mexico was unusually warm, which fueled the storm with unwanted power. ...

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In the frozen heart of the last ice age, 18,000 years ago, the temperature was only about nine degrees Fahrenheit colder then today. ... In the United States, billions of dollars have been spent to replace send eroded from beaches, and to help owners of beach front homes rebuild after storm damage. ...

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In addition, studies done on tree rings, corals, ice cores, and historical data prove that the 1990's are the warmest decade in at least the last 1000 years. ... With global warming there will be in increase in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events such as drought, floods and storms. ...

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Ice caps in the Arctic Ocean have decreased in size, while global sea levels have raised 4-8 inches in the past century. ... Some consequences we may face in the future include: even stronger storms, depleted soil moisture, longer days, deterioration of our coral reefs, and the threat of extinction among polar animals. ...

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"People tend to focus on the here and now. The problem is that, once global warming is something that most people can feel in the course of their daily lives, it will be too late to prevent much larger, potentially catastrophic changes." (Kolbert, The New Yorker, 2005). What is Global Warming? Glo...

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Atmospheric disturbances brought on by the additional warming will produce more violent storms and larger death tolls. ... Coastal regions, where half the human population lives, will feel the adverse effects of rising sea levels as the ice caps melt under rising ocean temperatures. ...

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A glacier is a large sheet of ice that moves very, very slowly. ... Besides, Oceanfront property would be affected by flooding, and beach erosion could leave structures even more vulnerable to storm waves. ...

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Several current trends clearly demonstrate that global warming is directly impacting on rising sea levels, the melting of ice caps and significant worldwide climate changes. ... Sustaining drinking water supplies, wastewater treatment, and storm-water management will require higher expenditures on infrastructure (Smith, Smith 2011). ...

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