Global Meltdown
| Mission: | Measure the Impact of Melting Ice Caps |
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| Founder: |
 Dylan Touhey (2E),
Victoria |
| Description: | Glaciers, ice sheets and arctic ecosystems will be severely affected by climate change. Glaciers around the world are already shrinking, threatening wildlife and freshwater supplies. Global climate models predict extreme warming in the arctic if greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise. Meanwhile, warmer ocean temperatures will transport large amounts of heat to coastal Antarctica. Local impacts will be severe, but these changes will be felt throughout the world. |
| Details: | Arctic Thaw: In the arctic, warmer temperatures will bring a loss of sea ice and permafrost, disrupt ecosystems and traditional lifestyles, as well as wreak havoc with modern infrastructure. Collapsing Ice Sheets: Enormous land-based ice sheets perched near the poles appear to be vulnerable to human-caused climate change. If these ice sheets collapse, adding their bulk to the oceans, sea level could rise by many metres in a matter of centuries. Melting Mountains: The extraordinary Canadian alpine wilderness is threatened by climate change. Ecosystems will undergo severe upheaval, challenging their ability to adapt, while shrinking snowpack will reduce the freshwater supplies humans depend on. |
| Tags: | Ice Caps Global Warming Melting climate change ecosystem glacier sea level arctic antarctica shelf recession freshwater snowpack |
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News & Discussions
 Country-sized iceberg splits off AntarcticaIceberg the size of Luxembourg breaks off Antarctica By Agence France-Presse Friday, February 26th, 2010 -- 8:57 ... |
| The Attack on Climate-Change Science: Why It’s the O.J. Moment of the Twenty-First Century The Attack on Climate-Change Science Why It’s the O.J. Moment of the Twenty-First Century By Bil... |
| We Need to Save the Earth We Need to Save the Earth By Amitabh Pal, February 24, 2010 Two months after Copenhagen, things on the glo... |
| Cracking Down on Fracking Cracking Down on Fracking Email Print Share x RSS Feed Digg Facebook TwitThis... |
| The Truth About Climate Science The Truth About Climate Science — By Kate Sheppard | Mon Feb. 8, 2010 9:53 AM PST — F... |
| “Climate-Gate”: Still a Pseudo-Scandal for the Ignorant Posted by Joshua Holland at 10:47 am January 28, 2010 “Climate-Gate”: Still a Pseudo-Scandal for the... |
| Leaked climate change emails scientist 'hid' data flaws Leaked climate change emails scientist 'hid' data flaws Exclusive: Key study by East Anglia professor Phil Jones wa... |
 China Leading Global Race to Make Clean Energy China Leading Global Race to Make Clean Energy Shiho Fukada for The New York Times As China takes the lead on wind t... |
| The Coal Ash Industry Manipulated EPA Data The Coal Ash Industry Manipulated EPA Data Friday 29 January 2010 by: Joshua Frank, t r u t h o u t | Report (... |
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Videos
Coal, Oil & Coal Industry Gets $40 Billion in Tax Credits but DC politicians want more for them
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar testified, on Capitol Hill, on behalf of the FY2011 budget request, though key members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee raised questions on energy......
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Global Meltdown Climate Change and Government Obama's Green Initiatives
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar testified, on Capitol Hill, on behalf of the FY2011 budget request, though key members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee raised questions on energy......
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Global Meltdown Climate Change and Government Obama's Green Initiatives
Planet 100: Al Gore Responds To Critics
Al Gore responds to critics in an op-ed, shareholder revolt, and pets go green on today's Planet 100. For More Planet 100 News, go to: http://planetgreen.discover......
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Global Meltdown Climate Change and Government
Al Gore responds to critics in an op-ed, shareholder revolt, and pets go green on today's Planet 100. For More Planet 100 News, go to: http://planetgreen.discover......
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Global Meltdown Climate Change and Government
Amazon Experience Gives John Perkins New Perspective on Global Warming
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/02/22/John_Perkin... John Perkins, author of Confessions of an Economic Hit Man and Hoodwinked, explains how his experiences with an Amazonian tribe led to a......
Connected to: Emperilled Ecosystems Global Meltdown Endangered Species
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/02/22/John_Perkin... John Perkins, author of Confessions of an Economic Hit Man and Hoodwinked, explains how his experiences with an Amazonian tribe led to a......
Connected to: Emperilled Ecosystems Global Meltdown Endangered Species
White House Pushing "Clean Coal" and Nuclear Power
Following a speech President Obama gave to the Business Roundtable this afternoon, which included calling for a price on carbon as part of an inclusive energy policy, energy strategists speculated a......
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Global Meltdown Climate Change and Government Obama's Green Initiatives The effects of Mining worldwide
Following a speech President Obama gave to the Business Roundtable this afternoon, which included calling for a price on carbon as part of an inclusive energy policy, energy strategists speculated a......
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Global Meltdown Climate Change and Government Obama's Green Initiatives The effects of Mining worldwide
Bill Gates on energy: Innovating to zero!
http://www.ted.com At TED2010, Bill Gates unveils his vision for the world's energy future, describing the need for "miracles" to avoid planetary catastrophe and explaining why he's backing a......
Connected to: Science of Climate Change Greenhouse Gases Extreme Weather Water Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Global Meltdown Repower America Fired Up Media Endangered Species
http://www.ted.com At TED2010, Bill Gates unveils his vision for the world's energy future, describing the need for "miracles" to avoid planetary catastrophe and explaining why he's backing a......
Connected to: Science of Climate Change Greenhouse Gases Extreme Weather Water Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Global Meltdown Repower America Fired Up Media Endangered Species
Cash for Carbon?
Can carbon trading slow down global warming? ...
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Forest Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Global Meltdown Climate Change and Government Copenhagen Climate Change Summit Endangered Species
Can carbon trading slow down global warming? ...
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Forest Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Global Meltdown Climate Change and Government Copenhagen Climate Change Summit Endangered Species
Strategic denial of oil in Haiti?
Engdahl: Geo-physics suggest there could be massive oil and mineral deposits in Haiti ...
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Global Meltdown Climate Change and Government Fired Up Media
Engdahl: Geo-physics suggest there could be massive oil and mineral deposits in Haiti ...
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Global Meltdown Climate Change and Government Fired Up Media
Hilarious Greenwashing Parody Ad
An ad the oil companies should do from Canadian TV comedy show "This Hour Has 22 Minutes". ...
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Water Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Global Meltdown Coastal Plastic watch Fired Up Media The effects of Mining worldwide Endangered Species
An ad the oil companies should do from Canadian TV comedy show "This Hour Has 22 Minutes". ...
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Water Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Global Meltdown Coastal Plastic watch Fired Up Media The effects of Mining worldwide Endangered Species
Repower America Ads Push for Private Energy Investments
An arm of Al Gore's Climate Protection Action Fund has launched a television ad campaign. Repower America is using local pleas from Maine, Arkansas, Missouri, and Indiana to push for strong climate......
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Global Meltdown Climate Change and Government Obama's Green Initiatives Repower America
An arm of Al Gore's Climate Protection Action Fund has launched a television ad campaign. Repower America is using local pleas from Maine, Arkansas, Missouri, and Indiana to push for strong climate......
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Global Meltdown Climate Change and Government Obama's Green Initiatives Repower America
Devour The Earth (Documentary)
Global Warming In 1989 the crew of a space craft watched a smoke cloud from thousands of fires spread across a million square miles of Amazonia. It was rainforest being cleared for cattle......
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Extreme Weather Water Impacts Forest Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Global Meltdown Rainforest Protests: World Rainforest Movement Endangered Species
Global Warming In 1989 the crew of a space craft watched a smoke cloud from thousands of fires spread across a million square miles of Amazonia. It was rainforest being cleared for cattle......
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Extreme Weather Water Impacts Forest Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Global Meltdown Rainforest Protests: World Rainforest Movement Endangered Species
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