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Arctic
The Arctic is the region around the Earth's North Pole, opposite the Antarctic region around the South Pole.
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Yes, there is floating sea ice in the Arctic; and it's melting!
- In the 1980s average minimum Arctic sea ice (that is, in the summer) was 7.4 million square kilometers.
- In the 1990s it was 6.8 million.
- In the 2000s it was 5.7 million.
- In 2012 it was 3.41 million, the lowest ever.
Scientists used to say the Arctic would be ice free by 2050. Now they think certainly by 2030, and perhaps even by about 2016.
The speed of events is why scientists are so worried. The only known way to stop this melt is to cut greenhouse emissions triggering these changes, and there are few signs of that occurring.
''This is absolutely the critical decade for action,'' said Australian climate expert Tim Flannery.
What is the population of the Arctic?
The human population of the entire Arctic Circle currently stands at about 2 million people (contrast that with zero in the Antarctic).
These are indigenous people, many of them Inuit. Many of them are in Russia, Finland and and Norway. The Arctic Circle of North America is made up of about 3% of all the population in the Arctic Circle.
The most reliable figures I can find for the Arctic Circle, puts the population at around 607,252 people.
Arctic belongs to what continent?
No, but Antarctica is.
No, the Arctic is just an area of ice and snow and some land situated on the north part of Earth.
The Antarctice, on the other hand, IS a continents.
Is Arctic fox endoskeleton or exoskeleton?
Arctic foxes are mammals and have internal skeletons (endoskeleton).
What is the land mass of the Arctic Region?
The Queen Elizabeth Islands (extreme Northern Canada) are the closest. Part of Greenland is even closer, but Greenland itself is largely an ice floe in it's northern area, and you did say "land mass".
Are there blizzards in the Arctic?
Yes, there can be thunderstorms in the Arctic. They are uncommon because storms require sufficient heating at the surface. When they do form, their lightning can cause destructive wild fires.
Why do people live in the arctic region?
If you are used to the cold and don't like warmth, the Arctic is the best place to live.Thats how some people survive in the Arctic.But if you're afraid of being eaten by the Arctic creatures there, you better not live there!
Is the arctic considered a desert?
There is an Antarctic Desert. Almost the entire continent of Antarctica is considered desert. Some clain that the Arctic is also a desert. However, much of the Arctic is either open sea or sea ice and not land. Those areas on land are mostly tundra which is a different biome from a desert.
Which island is located in the arctic region but belongs to a country outside to arctic region?
Greenland is an island in the arctic that is a territory of Denmark.
Greenland
What provinces are the Arctic Lowlands?
Most of the Arctic Lowlands lie in Nunavut Territory, formerly part of the Northwest Territories.
What is the arctic weather like?
The weather in the Arctic is, of course, very cold. The winters are long and extremely cold; even in the summer it doesn't get much warmer. There is very little precipitation (snow) although strong winds often create the illusion of snowfall.
What minerals are found in the Antarctic Environment?
Due to the Antarctic Treaty, mining is prohibited. Iron ore, chromium, copper, gold, nickel, platinum and other minerals, and coal and hydrocarbons have been found in small, uncommercial quantities.
What are Arctic conditions like?
The Arctic region is unique in comparison to Earth's other ecosystems. It consists of a vast, ice-covered ocean surrounded by treeless permafrost. Recently, the existence of sea ice has declined. Life in the Arctic includes zooplankton and phytoplankton, fish and marine mammals, birds, land animals, plants, and human societies. It often has cold and extreme weather conditions.
In which month does the sun hit the arctic?
In the contiguous United States, the warmest month is considered to be July. The average temperature recorded in the lower 48 states was at 77.6 degrees.
How many degrees is the antarctic?
In summer it hovers just above zero. In winter it can drop to 40 degrees below zero.
In terms of Latitude, the arctic is the region above the arctic is the region north of 77 degrees north
they eat berries, mosses lichens, buds, leaves, seaweed, bark, willow twigs polar bears and large bears such as owls eat them
Arctic port of murmansk to remain ice free in the winter?
The North Atlantic Current allows the Arctic port of Murmansk to remain ice-free in the winter.
What plants live in the Arctic?
Plants live in the Arctic like mosses and stuff.
Although it is very difficult to survive in the Arctic, many low growing plants can
be found there. Examples are sedges, lichens, and heaths. The Labrador Tea is a
heath that grows only 2 to 3 inches high.
