Global Warming in Alaska

The Arctic is thawing rapidly! Reports from Greenland show that outlet glaciers are moving meters per hour and rapidly thinning. The Arctic Ocean ice cap is shrinking to the smallest measurements ever, and during the winter the temperatures are not even extremely cold like they were a couple years ago. This sea ice is habitat for the polar bear. Declines in bear nutrition, birth weight and survival have moved the U.S. government (who was urged by three environmental groups) to propose the polar bear be named a species threatened with extinction. This is a very serious matter! Did you know that Polar Bears face serious threats from global warming. As more sea ice melts and polar bears are left with rocky ground like that shown in the picture, hunting for food becomes more and more difficult for these large mammals.

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