Melting of Ice Caps and Glaciers - Sunny, Charlotte

by: Sunny Bae and Charlotte ChungIBH1 Geography

Melting of

Key Causes & Effects

Implications on Human Civilization

Solutions

Ice Caps and Glaciers

Key Causes

Global Warming29.4% of surface area of glaciers of North Sea

since 1979

Consequences on Environment

Consequences on Environment

Maldives Shanghai

Consequences on Society

Bangladesh: Bhola IslandCountry Potential Climate

Refugees (millions)

China 144

India 63

Bangladesh 62

Vietnam 43

Indonesia 42

Japan 30

Egypt 26

United States 23

International National Individual

How can we address solutions?

"Since the industrial revolution, human activity has released ever-increasing amounts of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, leading to gradual but unmistakable changes in climate throughout the world." - Earth Policy Institute

International Level

"We can't match Shell's enormous financial muscle, but we have creativity and millions of people behind us." - Kumi Naidoo, Greenpeace International Executive Director

National Level

Individual Level

The world is melting.

We need to bring back the ice.

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