Global Meltdown
| Mission: | Measure the Impact of Melting Ice Caps |
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| Founder: |
 Dylan Touhey (2E),
Victoria |
| Description: | Glaciers, ice sheets and arctic ecosystems will be severely affected by climate change. Glaciers around the world are already shrinking, threatening wildlife and freshwater supplies. Global climate models predict extreme warming in the arctic if greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise. Meanwhile, warmer ocean temperatures will transport large amounts of heat to coastal Antarctica. Local impacts will be severe, but these changes will be felt throughout the world. |
| Details: | Arctic Thaw: In the arctic, warmer temperatures will bring a loss of sea ice and permafrost, disrupt ecosystems and traditional lifestyles, as well as wreak havoc with modern infrastructure. Collapsing Ice Sheets: Enormous land-based ice sheets perched near the poles appear to be vulnerable to human-caused climate change. If these ice sheets collapse, adding their bulk to the oceans, sea level could rise by many metres in a matter of centuries. Melting Mountains: The extraordinary Canadian alpine wilderness is threatened by climate change. Ecosystems will undergo severe upheaval, challenging their ability to adapt, while shrinking snowpack will reduce the freshwater supplies humans depend on. |
| Tags: | Ice Caps Global Warming Melting climate change ecosystem glacier sea level arctic antarctica shelf recession freshwater snowpack |
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News & Discussions
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Videos
One Of The Most Threatening Climate Scenarios
MSLawdotedu | 10 December 2010 | http://www.mslaw.edu Methane gas' potential for catastrophic climate change and why we avoid taking action. In this excerpt from The Massachusetts School of......
Connected to: Science of Climate Change Greenhouse Gases Extreme Weather Emperilled Ecosystems Global Meltdown Climate Change and Government Direct Action The effects of Mining worldwide Endangered Species
MSLawdotedu | 10 December 2010 | http://www.mslaw.edu Methane gas' potential for catastrophic climate change and why we avoid taking action. In this excerpt from The Massachusetts School of......
Connected to: Science of Climate Change Greenhouse Gases Extreme Weather Emperilled Ecosystems Global Meltdown Climate Change and Government Direct Action The effects of Mining worldwide Endangered Species
Global Whining [and French Army Knife] Cartoon
RingTales | 14 February 2009 | by Michael Crawford and Gahan Wilson. RingTales presents an Animated New Yorker Cartoon. The French require a lot of redundancy in their tools and not some are......
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Extreme Weather Emperilled Ecosystems Global Meltdown Endangered Species
RingTales | 14 February 2009 | by Michael Crawford and Gahan Wilson. RingTales presents an Animated New Yorker Cartoon. The French require a lot of redundancy in their tools and not some are......
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Extreme Weather Emperilled Ecosystems Global Meltdown Endangered Species
Bolivian Pres. Evo Morales at Cancún Climate Summit: WikiLeaks Cables Reveal "Diplomacy of Empire"
Democracy Now! 10 December 2010 | 19 likes, 2 dislikes Democracy Now! - democracynow.org. - Speaking at the U.N. Climate Change Conference, Bolivian President Evo Morales warned against......
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Extreme Weather Emperilled Ecosystems Global Meltdown Climate Change and Government Fired Up Media Copenhagen Climate Change Summit World People’s Conference on Climate Change
Democracy Now! 10 December 2010 | 19 likes, 2 dislikes Democracy Now! - democracynow.org. - Speaking at the U.N. Climate Change Conference, Bolivian President Evo Morales warned against......
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Climate Deal Reached in Cancún: But Will the Agreement Help Save the Planet?
Democracy Now! Re: Cancun Climate Conference Debate - Friends of Earth vs Centre American Progress ...
Connected to: Science of Climate Change Greenhouse Gases Extreme Weather Emperilled Ecosystems Global Meltdown Climate Change and Government Direct Action Fired Up Media Copenhagen Climate Change Summit Endangered Species
Democracy Now! Re: Cancun Climate Conference Debate - Friends of Earth vs Centre American Progress ...
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Pt 2 Climate Deal Reached in Cancún: But Will the Agreement Help Save the Planet?
Democracy Now! Cancun Climate Conference Debate - Friends of Earth vs Center American Progress...
Connected to: Science of Climate Change Greenhouse Gases Extreme Weather Emperilled Ecosystems Global Meltdown Climate Change and Government Copenhagen Climate Change Summit Endangered Species
Democracy Now! Cancun Climate Conference Debate - Friends of Earth vs Center American Progress...
Connected to: Science of Climate Change Greenhouse Gases Extreme Weather Emperilled Ecosystems Global Meltdown Climate Change and Government Copenhagen Climate Change Summit Endangered Species
Elizabeth May Leader of The Green Party Canada on the last day of COP16 -why Canada has gone rogue on Kyoto
OneWorldTV | 10 December 2010 | 0 likes, 0 dislikes Elizabeth May Leader of The Green Party Canada on the last day of COP16. She gives her thoughts on why Canada always comes across as the bad guy......
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Extreme Weather Emperilled Ecosystems Global Meltdown Climate Change and Government Direct Action Copenhagen Climate Change Summit Endangered Species
OneWorldTV | 10 December 2010 | 0 likes, 0 dislikes Elizabeth May Leader of The Green Party Canada on the last day of COP16. She gives her thoughts on why Canada always comes across as the bad guy......
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Extreme Weather Emperilled Ecosystems Global Meltdown Climate Change and Government Direct Action Copenhagen Climate Change Summit Endangered Species
Lifeline Action from the final day of the COP16 Climate Talks
From: OneWorldTV | 10 December 2010 | 140 views Loading... On the final day of the UNFCCC COP16 Climate Talks, tcktcktck and Greenpeace threw an enormous lifeline to negotiators......
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Emperilled Ecosystems Global Meltdown Climate Change and Government Green Innovation Direct Action Copenhagen Climate Change Summit Endangered Species
From: OneWorldTV | 10 December 2010 | 140 views Loading... On the final day of the UNFCCC COP16 Climate Talks, tcktcktck and Greenpeace threw an enormous lifeline to negotiators......
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Emperilled Ecosystems Global Meltdown Climate Change and Government Green Innovation Direct Action Copenhagen Climate Change Summit Endangered Species
Privatizing rainforests and Carbon Emissions Trading -with Incredible Underwater Protest Footage
09 December 2010 | Democracy Now! Carbon Trading Pros Cons Cancun Climate Talks...
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09 December 2010 | Democracy Now! Carbon Trading Pros Cons Cancun Climate Talks...
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End the Fossil Fuel Regime: COP 16 - Indigenous People March for Life & Climate Justice
FluxRostrum | 06 December 2010 | 16 likes, 1 dislikes The March for Life & Climate Justice started at La Via Campesina in Cancún and worked it's way to the 0km mark by the Hotel Zone to honor......
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Water Impacts Forest Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Global Meltdown Climate Change and Government Direct Action Repower America Fired Up Media Rainforest Protests: World Rainforest Movement The effects of Mining worldwide Copenhagen Climate Change Summit Endangered Species
FluxRostrum | 06 December 2010 | 16 likes, 1 dislikes The March for Life & Climate Justice started at La Via Campesina in Cancún and worked it's way to the 0km mark by the Hotel Zone to honor......
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Water Impacts Forest Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Global Meltdown Climate Change and Government Direct Action Repower America Fired Up Media Rainforest Protests: World Rainforest Movement The effects of Mining worldwide Copenhagen Climate Change Summit Endangered Species
Bolivian Ambassador on Secret U.S. Manipulation of Climate Talks Revealed in WikiLeaks Cable
06 December 2010 | Democracy Now! — www.democracynow.org Secret diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks have revealed new details about how the United States manipulated last year's......
Connected to: Science of Climate Change Greenhouse Gases Extreme Weather Emperilled Ecosystems Global Meltdown Climate Change and Government Fired Up Media Copenhagen Climate Change Summit World People’s Conference on Climate Change
06 December 2010 | Democracy Now! — www.democracynow.org Secret diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks have revealed new details about how the United States manipulated last year's......
Connected to: Science of Climate Change Greenhouse Gases Extreme Weather Emperilled Ecosystems Global Meltdown Climate Change and Government Fired Up Media Copenhagen Climate Change Summit World People’s Conference on Climate Change
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