Arctic Sea Ice Sets a New Low That Leads to Warnings

The drastic melting of Arctic sea ice has finally ended for the year scientists said on September 19, 2012 , but not before demolishing the previous record and setting off warnings about the fast pace of change in the region. The low point for 2012 was reached Sunday, National Snow and Ice Data Center which said that sea ice that day covered about 1.32 million square miles of the surface of the Arctic Ocean! Thats unbelievable if you ask me.

Scientists also said the rapid warming of the land to be a consequence of the human release of greenhouse gases. They see the melting as an very early warning of big changes to come in the rest of the world. The ice in the sea is declining much faster than it had been predicted in the last big United Nations report on the state of the climate, published in 2007. The disappearance of the summer ice cover takes away a white reflective surface with a much darker ocean surface allowing the region to trap more of the sun’s heat which is not good.

What we need to do is help stop global warming. Yes, it can be difficult to stop it but if we try with all our might maybe we can help stop it. Some things that I thought of that could help is things like Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. I know there are things now that our community is trying to  do so we can recycle. There giving us recycle bins just like the garbage ones but there blue and are only for things that can be recycle.

If this keeps up then there's going to be a melt down around the world and it will get flooded. We will all die from this because there will be very high waves that will take everything out. Just think about it for a second. Waves 1,000 feet high coming to you from all directions and there is nothing you can do. There's a movie that shows what would happen but I don't remember what it's called. If you do then please help me remember.

 

Something else that can help reduce global warming is using less heat & air conditioning.  What you can do is first turn down the heat while you're sleeping at night or away during the day, and keep temperatures moderate at all times. You want to know something exciting and what most people don’t know? Did you know that “We burn fossil fuels such as gasoline, oil, coal, and natural gas to run our vehicle engines and to heat and light our homes. Burning fossil fuels increases the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere”?

One of the most important thing that can really help the warming is driving less and driving smart. Most people don’t understand is that you can save gasoline easily by just walking and biking. They are also great exercise that we Americans need! I mean we can also save gas by carpooling to work or school.