AntarcticaAlpha Research Project

Hello every one! Thank you for coming to learn about Antarctica. In case you were wondering Queen Elsa did NOT create Antarctica, But anyways it is time to learn about the arctic threats!

Why is Antarctica is disappearing,

Floating ice shelves in Antarctica will disappear within the next 200 years as a result of global warming, experts have said.

If we continue to burn fossil fuels at the current rate, almost all ice shelves in the Antarctic Peninsula will be under threat of collapse in the next 200 years

You ask? Well, It is disappearing because of different reasons.

If we keep this behavior up all the heat we use will cause global warming and Antarctica will disappear in the next 200 years!

Information from:

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk

What can we do to save it?

If we all stop igniting fossil fuels so much we can save Antarctica

Establish climate change as the overarching theme of the 2015–2017 Arctic Council agenda

I’ll tell you what we can do to save it! We can stop leaving the oven on to long while making HotPockets, and start campaigns to save Antarctica!

Arctic FoxBy: Emily

SURVIVAL

The Arctic Fox has white fur. The fur helps the fox to camouflage with the snow, and hide from predators.

HUNTING

The Arctic fox was impacted tremendously by the fur trade because of its extremely high quality pelt. It's still hunted now for its fur, particularly by native populations who live in close proximity to them. The fur trade has decreased dramatically and the Arctic fox is not as vulnerable to overexploitation as it once was.

CLIMATE CHANGE

The ice in Antarctica melts due to global warming. If the ice melts the foxes won’t have anywhere to go.

Glossary Overexploitation

also called over harvesting, refers to harvesting a renewable resource to the point of disappearing.

Proximity

nearness in space, time, or relationship

Camouflage

to blend in with or hide

Impacted

affected very much

Tremendous

Very great in amount

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