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The bulk of this loss is blamed on global warming, inferring that man is involved. The current warming trend started 11,500 years ago according to Greenland data and commonly accepted scientific data.
The data we have for the arctic only started a very short time ago and it is quite possible this small volume of loss is within the normal variations of the area.
What else can I help you with?
What is a melt pond?
Melt ponds are ponds of melted water on the Arctic ice that are making the ice melt more rapidly. They are not as reflective as ice or snow so they absorb more solar heat. Ponds have a reflection rate of 37% compared with ice's reflection rate of 85 to 90%. Melt ponds are found mostly on young one-year ice which is smoother.This is another example of the reducing albedo of the Arctic which is increasing global warming.
What from lemon juice causes ice to melt the fastest?
The rime
What gas causes the ice to melt?
Gas does not directly cause Ice to melt. However if you are talking about glaciers then the gas Carbon Dioxide (CO2) causes the earths atmosphere to heat up (because it traps more of the Sun's heat) and this causes glaciers to melt - because the Earths climate is hotter.
What might be the effect of sprinkling black soot over the ice in the Arctic or the Antarctic?
The ice under will melt because black is a good absorber and a poor radiator.
What will melt because of global warming?
Ice will melt due to Global Warming.....Arctic sea ice (the habitat of polar bears)Antarctic land ice (raising sea levels)Mountain glaciers (cutting off the year round water feed for great rivers).
What makes the arctic ice melt?
the sun
What causes polar ice to melt?
Melting of the ice caps Global warming causes the ice caps to melt. As they melt, the moving water corrodes at the remaining ice, speeding up the process.
Is all the arctic ice going to melt in ten years?
No, it is impossible.
How does dramatic ice melt affect the arctic?
The big companies are to blame. They are using too much Carbon Dioxide, which causes it to break 'dramatic' holes in the ozone layer usually in the polar ice caps.
What is the name of the process that causes ice to melt?
Application of heat makes ice melt, so global warming makes lots of ice melt.
What is a melt pond?
Melt ponds are ponds of melted water on the Arctic ice that are making the ice melt more rapidly. They are not as reflective as ice or snow so they absorb more solar heat. Ponds have a reflection rate of 37% compared with ice's reflection rate of 85 to 90%. Melt ponds are found mostly on young one-year ice which is smoother.This is another example of the reducing albedo of the Arctic which is increasing global warming.
What from lemon juice causes ice to melt the fastest?
The rime
What causes ice on a pond to melt?
Sunlight melts it away! The rays the sun casts is enough to melt ice. also the season's are changing
How does the addition of salt make ice colder?
When salt is added to ice, it lowers the freezing point of the ice. This causes the ice to melt, but in order to melt, it needs to absorb heat from its surroundings, which makes the ice colder.
What would the result be of a destroyed ozone layer?
the ozone layer keeps the earth from overheating. As our gases are released into the air the ozone layer is fading, which causes global warming. If it was destroyed, the ice in the arctic would melt and we would die of floods because if only half of the Arctic ice melts the world would overflow.
What gas causes the ice to melt?
Gas does not directly cause Ice to melt. However if you are talking about glaciers then the gas Carbon Dioxide (CO2) causes the earths atmosphere to heat up (because it traps more of the Sun's heat) and this causes glaciers to melt - because the Earths climate is hotter.
How does ice to water to water vapor?
Heat causes the ice to melt into water and the water evaporates into vapor.
