Cesar melendez Glaciers PPT
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Glaciers are large masses of ice that form on land from compacted snow and slowly deform and flow due to their own weight. They are found on every continent except Australia and cover about 10% of Earth's land. The three largest glaciers are located in Central Asia, North America, and the Arctic Islands. Glaciers are threatened by global warming, which causes them to melt and sea levels to rise, potentially flooding coastal regions and disrupting ecosystems that depend on glacial meltwater. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and developing alternative energy sources can help address the issues caused by melting glaciers.
Cesar melendez Glaciers PPT
- 1. GlaciersA Cesar Melendez Presentation
- 2. • A mass of ice accumulating over the years on land from the recrystallization and compaction of snow, slowly deforming and flowing due to stresses induced by their weight, creating crevasses, seracs, and other distinguishing features. • Glaciers take up 10% of the words land and 75% of the worlds Freshwaters .
- 6. Where are they located? Most of the world's glacial ice is found in Antarctica and Greenland Continents are • Africa • Antarctica • Asia • Europe • North and South America • Oceania Three of the largest Glaciers Central Asia at 114,800 Sq. kilometers(44,325 miles) North America 124,00 Sq. kilometers (47,877 square miles) Artic Islands (not including Green land) 275, Square kilometers(106,371 Square miles)
- 7. - Glacier melting water provides many regions with fresh drinking water. - They create homes, ecosystems, and habitats for many organism in our animal kingdom. - The melt water AKA rundown of Glacier water provides energy resources to certain countries. - They provide water to dessert regions. How does it affect life on Earth? Or how is life on Earth affected by it?
- 8. Glaciers are being threatened everyday! The biggest threat to Glaciers is Global Warming - Global warming is melting our Glaciers creating sea levels to rise dramatically - Melting Glaciers also means that the habitants will lose their home and way of life creating tragedy in ecosystems across the world. - Many regions will lose their fresh water source - Many regions near the oceans and seas will become flooded and non- existent.
- 9. - Contribute to the cause of eliminating green house gases by monitoring your personal carbon footprint - Corporations need and should adopt environmental ethics and promote and implement better measures to reduce greenhouse gases - People should look into alternate energy resources that do emit green house gases into the atmosphere such has solar and turbine energy.
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