Global Warming

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This paper discusses the increase in global warming and the factors that are contributing to it. The paper discusses the different effects that global warming is having in different parts of the globe and how it is affecting the plants and animals of the various regions. The paper ends by specifically discussing the effects of global warming on polar bears and how it has led to polar bears being on the endangered species list.

From the Paper:

"World Watch reports that the Arctic is now warming at nearly twice the rate of the rest of the globe (Mastny 2005). This warming is accelerating ice melt at the North Pole and presents serious implications for the region's wildlife and people, global sea levels, and overall planetary warming (Mastny 2005). The ice could disappear almost entirely over this century, "creating a feedback loop that accelerates overall planetary warming by replacing the ice with darker water surfaces that absorb the sun's heat" (Mastny 2005). Moreover, seals, seabirds, and other animals that depend on food found at the ice edge are also beginning to suffer from the changing Arctic climate (Mastny 2005). Changes in the ice cover in northern Canada have led to hunger and weight loss among the polar bear population, and scientists project that some regions could become uninhabitable for the bears within twenty years (Mastny 2005)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Athanasiou, Tom. (2006 January 01). Too much of nothing: the US continues to push an insane climate policy. Earth Island Journal. Retrieved March 13 2006 from HighBeam Research Library Web site.
• Eilperin, Juliet. (2004 November 09). Study Says Polar Bears Could Face Extinction; Warming Shrinks Sea Ice Mammals Depend On. The Washington Post. Retrieved March 13 2006 from HighBeam Research Library Web site.
• Lindsay, James M. (2001 September 22). Global warming heats up: uncertainties, both scientific and political, lie ahead. Brookings Review. Retrieved March 13 2006 from HighBeam Research Library Web site.
• Marren, Peter. (2006 January 16). Walking on the thin ice; Polar bears are under attack. Global warming and chemical pollution have affected their breeding and feeding patterns so severely that the big beasts of the Arctic could soon be extinct. The Independent (London, England). Retrieved March 13 2006 from HighBeam Research Library Web site.
• Mastny, Lisa. (2005 January 01). Warming accelerates. World Watch. Retrieved March 13 2006 from HighBeam Research Library Web site.

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