Why are polar regions melting?

Answer 1

The north pole is melting because of the global warming, this may cause countries in Europe and others like belgium, holland, danmark, England, etc. be overflowing because of melted ice.

Answer 2

Ice at the North Pole is known to be melting faster than that at the South Pole. The North Pole sits on a sheet of floating ice, and the Arctic ice-cap has been monitored for continued shrinking over at least the last five decades. There is no land mass underneath the North Pole to protect and insulate the ice, and surrounding sea temperatures are several degrees warmer than that of the ice of the North Pole.

The South Pole experiences some melting of the ice, but it sits amid a huge mass of ice on the land mass known as Antarctica. The famous "hole in the ozone layer" is over the Antarctic, but scientists are still debating how much effect this hole actually has on the ice melting. It seems that, as the ozone hole increases, the temperature of the Antarctic decreases, whereas temperatures have been seen to increase as the hole repairs itself.

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Answer 3

Polar regions are melting primarily due to global warming caused by the increase in greenhouse gas emissions from human activities. The warming temperatures lead to the melting of ice and snow, which then further accelerates the warming of the planet through a feedback loop. This melting ice also contributes to rising sea levels, impacting coastal areas around the world.

Answer 4

Probably climate change, although the North Pole ice sheet seems to be more affected by it.

Answer 5

it is not melting but some say it global warming some scientists now say it is actually getting colder.but we don't know for sure.

Answer 6

They keep melting because its geting hotter in the world now