http://www.globalissues.org/article/172/climate-change-affects-biodiversity
All throughout earth's history, the climate has always changed with the ecosystems but what will happen when rapid climate changes occur and species ablitlity to adapt become severe. This issue results in a loss in biodiversity throughout out the ecosystem. For us humans, the rapid climate change is affecting our food chain, water sources, and harder to obtain medicines that we rely on. The major concern with the climate changes is the loss of Artic sea ice which will danger the biodiversity acorss an entire biome. Frequent extreme weather events and the changing of rainfall patterns are all effects of the warming temperature.
Even though this article says that more and more Arctic ice is melting away, it is only partly true according to other studies. You also have to remember that the polar caps of the Earth see 4,464 hours of constant sunlight and 4,296 hours of constant darkness. During the "Arctic Day" the ice melts away, and during the "Arctic Night" the ice refreezes. This article is referring to how the ice is melting more and more each summer, which it is. It has been melting past normal levels. But it also has been refreezing back to normal levels during the "night". This is something I have extensively researched both sides to.
ReplyDeleteKelly Makes a great point and has a whole lot of research on this subject.
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