In the articles "The Anglerfish Ambush Predator of the Deep"‚ by Larry Brown and "Polar Bear"‚ by Shandra Brady I learned how anglerfish and polar bears adapt to their enviornments. Anglerfish live deep in the sea. Polar bears live in the icey cold artic. These are both hard places to adjust to. Anglerfish have fang-like teeth that are angeled inward for efficent prey grabbing. Female anglerfish have a spine that resembles a fisshing pole sticking out of their back called an "illicium" and at the
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1 Do you believe that polar bears are endangered as a species now or in the future? Why or why not? Yes‚ I do believe that polar bears are endangered as a species now and might be in the future. It is because the extinct has been increasing throughout or to a great percentage. Polar bear population as per the data of 2010 was ranging from 20000 to 25000. A female can only deliver only 1 to 3 per littler for every 3 years and its life expectancy is 25 years this threatens the existence of polar bears
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splintered due to melting and the lake and the ecosystem it contained drained into the Arctic Ocean. This has impacted on the animals‚ as polar bears‚ walruses and seals were made to migrate to different regions for find food‚ making it more difficult to survive. METHODS USES TO OBTAIN DATA Figure 1‚ taken from http://psc.apl.washington.edu/wordpress/research/projects/arctic-sea-ice-volume-anomaly/ is the arctic sea ice volume anomaly from the PIOMAS. The daily sea ice volume anomalies are relative
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Annotated Bibliography “Arctic On Thin Ice As Earth Heats Up.” Australian [National‚ Australia] 23 Aug. 2012:10. Gale Opposing Viewoints In Context. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. This article‚ for me‚ was essential in proving that arctic ice heating up is a problem. It gives me evidence that I can use to prove to disbelievers of global warming and their effects that in time places such as the poles could indeed end up with a complete change in climate and scenery. It not only tells of climate problems of
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Melting Ice Caps The Arctic is global warming’s canary in the coal mine. It is a highly sensitive area which is profoundly affected by the changing climate. The average temperature in the Arctic is rising twice as fast as elsewhere in the world (nrdc.org). Because of this‚ the ice cap is getting thinner‚ melting away‚ and rupturing. Here is an example of this; the largest ice block in the Arctic‚ the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf‚ had been around for 3000 years before it started cracking in 2000 (nrdc
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Ryan Jang Reading November 25‚ 2012 Open-Ended & analysis Arctic Meltdown 1) I think that scientists are careful when measuring the Arctic sea ice at the same time every single year is if they don’t record the data at the same exact date every year‚ let’s say they make a graph with annual measurements at the same day every year all the records since the 80’s to now well then the graph would be wrong. The scientists have to be consistent to
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bleaching (a process by which coral reefs lose their life-giving algae) has become more widespread in the past decades as sea temperatures rise‚ causing reefs to “’collapse catastrophically’” (Markey). Colder regions‚ too‚ are feeling the heat. In the Arctic‚ shrinking sea ice is disappearing at a rate of 11% per decade‚ which has depleted polar bear habitats and shortened their winter hunting season‚ resulting in malnutrition and population decline(Dvorak). Meanwhile‚ on the opposite pole‚ the Antarctic
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Plains have expanded in population by 119%? Did you know that the Western Cordillera could impact Canada’s water resources because of climate change? Did you know that the Arctic ice is melting faster than ever? These are a few of many environmental issues that are faced in the Coastal Plains‚ the Western Cordillera‚ and the Arctic today. The Coastal Plains has many issues that need to be addressed. The Coastal Plains is a flat‚ low-lying area of land which is beside the sea coast. It stretches 3000km
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For my speech I chose the WWF campaign “Saving the Arctic”. WWF is an international non-governmental organization which works in many countries around the world. The WWF campaign that I am going to discuss is concerned with the major ecological changes In the Arctic. These changes affect the life and survival of Arctic animals‚ endangering their natural habitat. I chose to discuss particularly this campaign because I think many people neglect the responsibilities of their actions and abuse the nature
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natural habitat of these vulnerable animals. “The money raised will go towards protecting an area in the Arctic where summer sea ice should last the longest……The money will also help WWF to study the polar bear population and habitat and help Arctic communities living close to an increasingly hungry polar bear population” (Reuters‚ 2013). Source for the Campaign Scientists have claimed that “The Arctic is currently warming twice as fast as the global average and summer sea ice is disappearing at a rate
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