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Absolutely! burning fossil fuels creates harmful fumes that go into into our atmosphere. These fumes are known as greenhouse gas. Greenhouse gases are affecting global warming and are causing our ice caps to melt.
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∙ 12y agoNo, chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) is a greenhouse gas, but it plays a very small part in global warming. CFCs are causing damage to the ozone layer, where the chlorine breaks off and destroys ozone. In this interaction the ozone disappears, but the chlorine remains to attack another ozone atom.
Ice caps are melting from the effects of the sun's rays and the increased warming of the atmosphere from the additional greenhouse gases.
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∙ 15y agoMethane is being released from melting ice caps. Ice caps are melting from higher tempetures from green house gases
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What are some slogans for polar ice caps melting?
i am melting can you see me ?
How does fossil fuels effect the polar ice caps?
Fossil fuels such as CO2 and methane act as greenhouse gases, trapping outgoing longwave energy (heat) from the earth. This raises the temperature, melting more ice than it otherwise would.
Why does the melting of the ice caps lower the concentration of salt in the ocean?
The ice caps are made of freshwater.
What are the reactions of global warming?
The ploar ice caps are melting.
How is it that global warming is heating up the earth and melting the ice caps but the earth is also cooling down over time?
Melting Ice Caps in no way indicate a cooling Earth.
Does the cutting down of the rain forest contribute to the melting of the polar ice caps?
Yes, deforestation (and the burning of fossil fuels) are the main causes of global warming.
Are humans responsible for polar ice caps melting?
The arctic ice caps are melting because of global warming. The strong consensus of climate scientists is that human activities, such as burning fossil fuels, and deforestation, are responsible for gloabal warming. So, yes, humans are responsible for polar ice caps melting.
How melting ice caps could be stopped?
It is not clear that we can stop the warming associated with melting ice caps. If we shut down all fossil fuel consumption involving burning, and fostered lots of growth to sequester the excess CO2, and minimized our venting of water vapor to the upper atmosphere, we might have an effect on global temperatures.
What does burning fossil fuels leads to?
burning fossil fuels create carbon dioxide which trap the heat from the sun causing our planet to warm up, this is causing the ice caps to melt and sea levels to rise.
What does fossil fuels lead to?
burning fossil fuels create carbon dioxide which trap the heat from the sun causing our planet to warm up, this is causing the ice caps to melt and sea levels to rise.
How is the UK damaging Antarctica's environment?
Burning fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas), as the UK does in transport, industry and the generation of electricity, releases age-old carbon dioxide which is causing global warming. This is melting the ice caps and glaciers of Antarctica, particularly in the West Antarctic Peninsula.
What are some slogans for polar ice caps melting?
i am melting can you see me ?
How does fossil fuels effect the polar ice caps?
Fossil fuels such as CO2 and methane act as greenhouse gases, trapping outgoing longwave energy (heat) from the earth. This raises the temperature, melting more ice than it otherwise would.
Why does the melting of the ice caps lower the concentration of salt in the ocean?
The ice caps are made of freshwater.
What country has the worst ice caps melting?
africa
Is the melting of polar ice caps chemical change?
no
What does the ice caps melting got to do with the depletin of the ozone layer?
Melting ice caps are because of global warming. This global warming also causes ozone depletion.
