Sunday, March 2, 2008

Melting of Ice Sheets: Is it Going to be a Problem?

Hello students,
Global warming is a huge controversy going on today. Some people think that our Earth is naturally warming, while others believe that humans have played a major role in its warming. I want you to look over the websites that I have provided for you, then I want you to comment on them. In your comment please include whether you think that the melting of ice sheets and ice caps are going to be a problem in the future or not. Please support your answer with evidence from the websites.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/08/060810-greenland.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/2624603.stm
http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/10/23/greenland.melting/index.html