THE CONSEQUENCES ARE PLAIN TO SEE THIS YEAR 2050 SIX CATEGORY-5 HURRICANES BATTERED THE CARIBBEAN AND THE SOUTHERN STATES OF THE UNITED STATES MANY ISLANDS IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND THE INDIAN OCEAN HAVE ALREADY DISAPPEARED BENEATH THE WAVES SEVERE STORMS HAVE CAUSED FLOODS IN BANGLADESH BURMA AND AUSTRALIA What Happens when an ICE CAP Melts Angela Royston
4 More of the ice that covers the Arctic Ocean in winter is now melting in summer This photograph was taken in August 2012 The orange line shows how much more ice there was at the end of summer in 2005 Meltdown The Arctic and Antarctic are so cold that masses of thick ice called ice caps cover the sea and the land all year round People used to take the ice caps for granted but now they are beginning to melt This book looks at what will happen as each ice cap disappears This will affect the whole Earth and people everywhere 4 Ice caps shrink in spring and summer as some of the ice melts but they refreeze in winter For thousands of years the overall size of the ice caps has remained much the same However since 2000 things have begun to change dramatically When do ice caps melt the most
What Happens When an Ice Cap Melts?
Using an inquiry approach, this title explores the serious issue of global warming.
About This Book
By: Angela Royston
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Published by: Smart Apple Media by Black Rabbit Books
