Melting Glaciers - WHY YOU SHOULD CARE?
YOUR FUTURE IS ON THE LINEEven if it seems like a topic far from you we will all be impacted by the impact of global warming and the melting of the earths glaciers.
Millions of people will be displaced as will it threaten lives of both people and animals. |
IMPACTS
The impacts are countless but here are some examples.
Melting glaciers, effect people in more vulnerable places with lower incomes as they do not easily have the ability to move or leave . The Inter Governmental Panel on Climate change (IPCC) reports that in 100 years from now, if Co2 levels continue to rise towards dangerous levels the sea level will rise and people that live near the coast and in low lying areas will have to move.
Melting glaciers affect all types of living and non living things. Glacier melting can hurt animals by destroying their habitats for example Kittlitzs murrelet is a type of diving bird that gets its food from the Alaskan glacial meltwater that enter the ocean. The bird is already in serious trouble. Conservation departments have already filed a petition to claim this bird as an endangered species.
Many scientist believe that the worlds average temperature will go up between 1C to 3.5C over the next 100 years. For Canada they believe the temperature will rise between 5C to 10C during this time. Glaciers will then melt at a faster rate and there will be less fresh water supply.
In Bangladesh over 1 million people have been pushed out from their homes because of rising sea levels and rivers. If the warming continues and nothing is done to stop the warming in the near future in the same area over 13 million people will lose their homes to flooding.
Glacier National Park in Montana was visited by over 2 million people in 2011. Some of these visitors are from the state of Montana and others travel from far distances. Every 3 out of 10 visitors in Montana are there to visit Glacier National Park. Approximately 4000 jobs depend on these tourists.
Research within Glacier National Park reports that in the mid 20 th century with global warming rate speeding up that there could be 70 fewer days of winter with snow on the ground therefore dryer summers means more forest fires to deal with.
Melting glaciers, effect people in more vulnerable places with lower incomes as they do not easily have the ability to move or leave . The Inter Governmental Panel on Climate change (IPCC) reports that in 100 years from now, if Co2 levels continue to rise towards dangerous levels the sea level will rise and people that live near the coast and in low lying areas will have to move.
Melting glaciers affect all types of living and non living things. Glacier melting can hurt animals by destroying their habitats for example Kittlitzs murrelet is a type of diving bird that gets its food from the Alaskan glacial meltwater that enter the ocean. The bird is already in serious trouble. Conservation departments have already filed a petition to claim this bird as an endangered species.
Many scientist believe that the worlds average temperature will go up between 1C to 3.5C over the next 100 years. For Canada they believe the temperature will rise between 5C to 10C during this time. Glaciers will then melt at a faster rate and there will be less fresh water supply.
In Bangladesh over 1 million people have been pushed out from their homes because of rising sea levels and rivers. If the warming continues and nothing is done to stop the warming in the near future in the same area over 13 million people will lose their homes to flooding.
Glacier National Park in Montana was visited by over 2 million people in 2011. Some of these visitors are from the state of Montana and others travel from far distances. Every 3 out of 10 visitors in Montana are there to visit Glacier National Park. Approximately 4000 jobs depend on these tourists.
Research within Glacier National Park reports that in the mid 20 th century with global warming rate speeding up that there could be 70 fewer days of winter with snow on the ground therefore dryer summers means more forest fires to deal with.