Why Are Glaciers Melting?
Glaciers are melting much faster today than they were a hundred years ago. The main culprit is thought to be global warming caused by the industrial revolution of the past century.
| Comments on article "Why Are Glaciers Melting?" |
| Name |
Views and Comments | Date |
| prepra |
very useful |
9/6/2009 |
| sam |
hey its great but frances is so much cooler |
8/21/2009 |
| Julia 'DUH' |
Have glaciers melted? |
8/19/2009 |
| Nicole bragsiny |
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6/11/2009 |
| jaime |
i hate global warming i dont wanna die! |
5/27/2009 |
| niccolo j |
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4/22/2009 |
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4/8/2009 |
| Jim |
I am very skeptical on global warming has anyone heard the recent news of rapidly forming ice due to the cold temps lately and that some experts even say we are below in average temperature from the last few years which is consistant with our weather lately |
3/27/2009 |
| Lulu |
Thank You for this info! |
2/28/2009 |
| gilbert codian |
its bad annimals are dieing |
2/24/2009 |
| jack |
its very useful |
2/11/2009 |
| someone |
Glaciers are melting faster today as compared to the past many centuries. Why this sudden change? Almost everyone believe that the prime reason for this is sudden and rapid industrialization which in turn has caused global warming - the prime culprit of fast melting glaciers.
Global warming is the rise in average global temperature that has happened over the past century. The 'industrial revolution' is the main cause of this rise in average temperature. The indiscriminate burning of fossil fuels have resulted in extreme atmospheric pollution leading to this condition. Coal is still burnt in huge quantities for various reasons such as electricity production. Burning of oil is a major culprit in the past century. Deforestation has increased to procure wood and make more space available for farming, resulting in an increase in carbon dioxide concentrations. All these pollutants help in trapping more heat in the earth's atmosphere, increasing global temperatures.
It is due to this increase in temperature that glaciers are melting more than they actually should. When a glacier melts fully, it exposes the earth below. Glaciers absorb approximately 20% heat from the sun, reflecting back 80%. When the earth gets exposed this percentage gets reversed. This in turn causes a further increase in temperature. This is a vicious trap which has already begun and it will be almost impossible for us to stop it totally.
In the future the global temperature will in all likelihood keep increasing, melting glaciers even faster than they are today. |
1/14/2009 |
| John |
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10/7/2008 |
| allanah |
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8/17/2008 |
| ??roxy |
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2/8/2008 |
| ?? |
why are the glaciers melting? |
2/8/2008 |
| rori |
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11/4/2007 |
| Breanna |
I think that we should be more care full of what were wasting today like water because that could be part of the problem! |
8/31/2007 |
| !Roxy! |
It is an excellent article on why glaciers are melting! |
8/12/2007 | |
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