Effects Already Being Seen in Global Warming

Greenland's less-icy mountains; Climate change (II).(Rising sea levels and the Greenland ice cap)." The Economist (US) 378.8465 (Feb 18, 2006): 77US. Student Resource Center - Gold. Thomson Gale. Centennial High School (MD). 19 Feb. 2007 http://find.galegroup.com/ips/infomark.do?&contentSet=IAC-Documents&type=retrieve&tabID=T003&prodId=IPS&docId=A142159178&source=gale&srcprod=SRCG&userGroupName=elli29753&version=1.0.


"In the past, researchers have used data from planes that fly criss-crossing paths over Greenland to assess the extent of its ice sheets. It is a mammoth undertaking. The Greenland ice sheets cover 1.7m square km--an area only a little smaller than Mexico--and the surface of the ice rises to an altitude of 3km. Not surprisingly, the flights leave some areas unmonitored, and so computer models have been used to fill in the blanks and to estimate the role played by these patches. The conclusion, combining data and models, was that the Greenland ice sheet is relatively stable in the centre, but thinning slowly at the edges."


As you can see Greenland is already seeing some effects from global warming. The melting of Greenland's icebergs and edges was predicted to happen eventually but not this soon and not this fast. This also raises the question that if this scientific prediction has come true then what about all of the other ones. For example, scientists believe that glaciers in the north pole and Antarctica will melt and raise the sea levels which will effect millions of people around the world that live on the coast line.

There are things like hybrid cars that are being manufactured now that help to end global warming. Is there anything else that could help?

Motavalli, Jim. "Clean cars: the next generation.(hybrid vehicles )(Brief article)." E 17.6 (Nov-Dec 2006): 24(1). Student Resource Center - Gold. Thomson Gale. Centennial High School (MD). 30 Jan. 2007 http://find.galegroup.com/ips/infomark.do?&contentSet=IAC-Documents&type=retrieve&tabID=T003&prodId=IPS&docId=A156001712&source=gale&srcprod=SRCG&userGroupName=elli29753&version=1.0.

Hybrid cars are becoming more popular over time. Some might say that they will end global warming. Some people don't know what they are. Hybrid cars help the environment by reducing the amount of carbon dioxide, a harmful greenhouse gas, that is distributed into the air. Hybrid cars use less gas because they are unique. Hybrid cars have an electric motor and a gas motor. the combination of these two help the car to get more miles out of each tank of gas. Many major car companies are producing them and designing newer models every year. They are becoming more and more popular over time.

"It's been a momentous year for cleaner vehicles (see "Getting There: A Guide to Planet-Friendly Cars," Consumer News, July/August 2004). DaimlerChrysler rolled out the first plug-in hybrid, albeit as a test vehicle, and announced it would soon import the fuel-sipping Smart city car. Several more manufacturers, including Ford, added new hybrids to their fleets. And the race to bring a fuel-cell car to market is getting hotter, as Honda and General Motors unveiled the latest versions of their hydrogen prototypes. "