Global Warming has affected the Arctic more dramatically and rapidly than any other observed region of earth. This highly sensitive area has been warming quickly and the changes are evident. Scientists now believe that the Arctic can be studied to document Global Warming's affect on the rest of the world. The rate of warming in this region over the past "twenty years is more than eight times the rate of Global Warming over the last 100 years" (NASA)
This information is considered very credible because it has been observed for an extended period of time. Images, tests, and studies have recently reached their conclusion, presenting us with a surplus of information regarding the Arctic and its changes. The findings of this research helps to prove not only that Global Warming exists, but how it will affect the earth and in what ways. Because the Arctic has warmed so quickly and dramatically, it has lent much proof to the fact that this is not a "natural" warming, but caused by an excess of greenhouse gases trapped in the atmosphere. (The Guardian)
2 comments:
It's amazing how scientists can get information about artic ice from so far into the past. It's a good example of concrete evidence for global warming.
How come global warming is occuring so rapidly in the Arctic and not other regions?
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