Hello,
In this blog concerning the health of the Earth as a whole, I would like to discuss and point out the possible affects of constant heavy melting of the Arctic glaciers.
Some of the most beautiful beaches, travel attractions and areas of heavy human civilization are either on islands or on lands mass very close to huge bodies of water. For instance, the island of Manhattan where over 13 trillion dollars circulate daily is an island. It is often referred to as the highest achievement of mankind. With the quick melting of Arctic glaciers, governments, scientists and humans around the globe are concerned with the global affects it could cause like earthquakes, tsunamis, drowning of islands (like the Maldives), temperature fluctuations etc.
The Arctic ice is melting on an unprecedented scale and pace. Scientists and researchers are working to figure out its global ramifications. Thirty-five Japanese organizations, such as the National Institute of Polar Research and the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, embarked on a five-year project last fiscal year to monitor the Arctic. Around 300 researchers are to determine how the melting in the Arctic Ocean, Siberia, Alaska and elsewhere will affect the rapidly changing climate, and thus the Earth's environment.
For now, the only hope is that the theory of global warming is false and that this melting is natural and won't have any drastic affects globally.
Thank you,
Parth Patel
News Articles Used: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-arctic-ice-crisis-20120816
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