Is global warming responsible for the melting polar ice caps?

Answer 1

Yes it is! The arctic is highly sensitive to global warming.

Though the term is "Global Warming," it does not necessarily mean the entire world warms up uniformly. In fact, the equator will keep roughly the same temperature whereas temperatures at the poles will increase several degrees.

The ice cover over the north pole is already extremely noticeable from just 1979 and satellite imagery from NASA shows that ice cover is shrinking at a rate of 9% each decade and if it continues at this rate the North pole may very well be ice free by the end of the century.

For the most official stuff you can find on global climate change, check out the second link. The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) was established in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations to monitor climate change. It regularly publishes reports and figures relating to climate change

Answer 2

If a glacier retreats and no one is there to observe it, is it still a retreating glacier? The Earth has been in a period of global warming for far longer than recorded history, and the melting of the polar ice caps has been accelerating for that long, as well.

Of course global warming is responsible for the melting of the ice caps! Are egocentric humans responsible for global warming, or even its acceleration or deceleration? I think not.

Below is a hybrid map of the largest city in the world. Zoom out a few times, and you can't even tell there's a city there without the superimposed map. Do you begin to get a grasp of the scale factor that the eco-alarmists are ignoring?

Answer 3

Global warming is a myth, sorry to tell you that. When satellites measure the Earth's temperature, they get the same temperature. Remember, most people only observe a small area, and say that the whole world is warming up. Also, studies show that the world was significantly hotter 200 years ago!

While we may have an especially hot summer, someone else might be having an especially cold winter. So you have to measure the whole Earth's temperature.

Lastly, while some polar ice caps are melting, others are steadily growing! (They never mention that, do they? =)

I hope this helps!

Answer 4

Global warming is NOT a myth. It's technically called global climate change as there are some places where weather patterns will be cooler and/or drier. In most places however, the average temperature during the year is already several degrees higher, especially during the winter months. That means that snow will not fall as often but when it does, it will come in extreme amounts. The same thing goes for rain events. This overall warming of the earth's atmosphere is indeed responsible for the shrinking ice caps, there is too much data to support this claim to say that this is a myth or a theory.

I just attended a climate change conference so if one doesn't believe me, I can direct you to a million and one sources that say climate change is fact.

Answer 5

Yes -- and global warming is real. It is confirmed by scientists, and there is no more disagreement in the scientific community as to whether or not global warming is real. Global warming is a fact, pure and simple.

Now, the real question; is human activity the cause of global warming? The jury is still out, at least among reputable scientists. It is known that there are natural cycles of global warming and cooling that affect the overall climate (one such is called the Milankovich Cycle, but there are others). The global warming that we're seeing now might be part of such a cycle, or it might be due to human activity. We don't really know yet. The most likely scenario is that human activity is exacerbating the global warming associated with a natural cycle of climate change.

Answer 6

Global Climate Change is very real. I agree with all the answer-er's who talked about Climate Change already.

Scientists who deal in this subject are studying the effects of the changes on the earth and making theories about what has caused this change. Some say that humans have made this change in the earth's atmosphere. Others say the earth is in a natural cycle.

I believe that it is a combination of both, but we can't be too careful. We need to take action now to reverse what we can of these effects before it is too late and we have to drastically change our lifestyle to accommodate the changes. We can make small changes now, like using less resources (turning off water and lights when not using them, driving less if possible, combining errands, driving a fuel efficient car, making your home energy efficent, etc.) that are not difficult to do.

If you talk to older members of your community (grandparents, parents, etc) they will confirm that the weather has been changing - mostly getting warmer- since they were young. It is also noticed in the changing crop patterns for farmers. Areas that used to be too cold to grow crops now are able to, and areas that were idea are starting to be too warm and dry. Ask a farmer if you want proof!

Hope this helps!

Answer 7

No, and they're not melting. In some areas the ice is thickening.

Maybe it's "global cooling" again. Or maybe "global just right" ?

I always get a laugh when anyone mentions "global warming," so thanks for the laughs.

Answer 8

yes it is.If it melts the caps,the sea level will rise 20 feet

Answer 9

Hi. Well, SOMETHING is causing the increased and accelerating melting.

Answer 10

NO it's all your fault !!