How will climate change effect the Arctic?
1. The scientists predict that there will be a 3.5 to 6 degree temperature increase in the Arctic in the next 100 years. This will have huge effects on this cold climate. A one degree temperature increase will result in two weeks being added to the growing season. 2. The sea ice is thinning and shrinking in the Northern Hemisphere. It is breaking up a month earlier which has resulted in a 22% decrease in the polar bear population. 3. The depletion of the the ozone means that people are more at risk for skin cancer because we will be receiving more UV radiation. 4. And there could and most likely will be more negative effects. What can you, as an individual and a part of our global community, do to help reverse climate change?
