FREE: Global Warming?

"Severe seasonal melting has reduced ice floes, floating chunk of ice, in the Arctic Ocean to the thinnest on record, according to researchers."

First of all what are floes? Floes are floating ice, formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water. According to the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in Germany, the old, thick sea ice has decreased immensely. They are now replaced with floes formed only a year ago, whose average thickness is now 90 centimeters. Now, the frozen sea ice melting can have a very damaging effect on the ecosystem. Algae, trapped in the ice, are released back into the sea, causing contamination. Also, the ice is freshwater, so as it melts, to disturbs the balance between salt and fresh water. The scientists believe that global is the main, in terms of the ice melting. The natural cycle that's supposed occur runs like this: The sun sends its rays to the Earth. From there, the white ice deflects most of the rays off its surface, reducing the temperature that it absorbs. However, as the water around it is dark, it is able to absorb more heat, therefore slowly melting the ice. With global warming in the factor, the sea absorbs more heat, which melts the ice at a faster rate, which reduces the surface area that can deflect back the suns ray, and the cycle keeps going on.


I am refuting the statement that the ice will all melt away, and the human race is doomed, unless we are doing something about it. First of all, nature and the earth have always achieved harmony. Who are we to disrupt the cycle of this Earth? Repeated cooling and melting have always been in effect. The Ice Age is when the Earth is cooling down, and the period we are in, is just warming up. Pretty soon, the weather is going to get cold and the ice will return, with even more force. As stated above, the Earth and nature will always be in harmony. An example of this is when the ice melts. After it melts, it is released to the atmosphere right? If it melts more, then there would be more water vapor in the atmosphere, which means more clouds. Then, the clouds also act as a deflector, reducing the amount of sun rays hitting the ice. The ice will recover and the cycle keeps repeating. With all these points, I'm not trying to say we shouldn't so anything about it. In fact, supporting the environment will make it a better place for all of us. I just want people informed, so they can make better decisions for themselves.