Sunday, January 23, 2011
Melting Icebergs
Being a desert baby, I have to admit I did not think much about melting polar ice caps. It's always hot over here, and there's no big bodies of water. So if all of a sudden melting ice caps give me an ocean in my backyard, I won't complain. In all seriousness, however, the repercussions due to the rapid melting of polar ice caps are no joke. Aside, from the rise in sea level, there is also the rise in global temperature to think about. These two events together, would change many habitats around the world, and possibly create the extinction of many animals and plants. Thinking about my own desert habitat, if I did end up with an ocean in my backyard, the demise of all that beautiful desert flora and fauna I enjoy seeing every day would cease to exist. Therefore the loss of animals, and the hardships many people would have to endure at the change in climate and land, is not worth my backyard ocean. Alas, I will enjoy my beautiful view of the mountains instead. I don't know how to swim anyway.
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Hi Anna,
ReplyDeleteI think you're comment about the loss of animals and the hardships many people would have to endure is the component to what many people don't consider when discussing global warming. Due to the polar caps melting freshwater habitats are being destroyed. In addition to this, if the weather has been affected by global warming many crops and species could be affected negatively. Some species could become extinct; others could reproduce too frequently which could also affect crops. This could be a snowball effect as the food chain could be severely impacted.
Hi,
ReplyDeleteI agree with both you and Chris. Many ecosystems, especially freshwater ecosystems that lots of humans depend on, would be effected.