FORESTRY
ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT
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thesize of the polar ice caps
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thetemperature of Earth
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therate of species extinction
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therate of carbon dioxide production
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Detailed explanation-1: -Less ice on land means sea level rises. Certain glaciers and ice sheets are particularly vulnerable. Global warming has caused them to be less stable, to move faster towards the ocean, and add more ice into the water. These areas with less stable ice include the Greenland Ice Sheet and the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.
Detailed explanation-2: -Summer Arctic sea ice extent is shrinking by 12.6% per decade as a result of global warming. Arctic sea ice reaches its minimum extent (the area in which satellite sensors show individual pixels to be at least 15% covered in ice) each September.
Detailed explanation-3: -More solar energy is absorbed at the surface and ocean temperatures rise. This begins a cycle of warming and melting. Warmer water temperatures delay ice growth in the fall and winter, and the ice melts faster the following spring, exposing dark ocean waters for a longer period the following summer.