Animals
Is the loss of ice safe for the penguins? Explain.
No, because loss of ice makes the penguins lose their habitat and have to stay on the water until they find there new home.
What are people displaced by climate change called?
Climate refugees
In 2016 ____ penguins chicks were lost
about 10,000
The cause of ice melting is _____
Climate change
What can we do to stop climate change rising?
Use reusable energy and reduce carbon emissions.
- solar power
- wind power
- water power
What kind of animals are affected by melting ice caps?
Seals
Polar Bears
Penguins
Marine Animals
What are some large ice caps?
Antarctica Arctic Greenland
Arctic ice shrank ___ a year
about 5%
What are some of the issues that make the ice melt?
Heat radiation and fossil fuels
How can we stop ice from melting?
Reduce garbage by choosing reusable products, save a gallon of gas by walking, so you can keep 20 pounds of co2 out of the atmosphere.
How does melting ice affect animals?
The ice affects the animals because most animals that live at polar ice caps depend on the ice for hunting, living, etc.
Polar ice caps have been melting faster in the last ___ years than in the last ____ years.
Polar ice caps have been melting faster in the last 20 years than in the last 10,000 years.
Loss of ice means more ____ is being absorbed.
Heat.
Both poles have been responsible for a ___ of the global rise in sea level since 1992
Fifth.
Are there other things we can do to save the polar ice caps?
Yes. you can plant some trees because plants absorb co2 so it will not go into our atmosphere.