Polar Research Reveals New Evidence Of Global Environmental Change
Wednesday, February 25, 2009 - 08:22
in Earth & Climate
The International Polar Year 2007-2008 provides new evidence of the widespread effects of global warming in the polar regions. Snow and ice are declining in both polar regions, affecting human livelihoods as well as local plant and animal life in the Arctic, as well as global ocean and atmospheric circulation and sea level.