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The issue that I am covering is that of the effect of global warming on the polar ice caps. The British Times Online published a particularly interesting article on the matter, updating us on the status of the ice at the North Pole. Ben Webster’s article “The Arctic will be ice-free in summer within 20 years, research says”, addresses the very real consequences of global warming by stating the results of the most recent research expeditions.
A problem that we almost hear about on a daily tends to lose some of that initial impact. However, statistics can have a shocking effect, even on a well-covered event in the media. Ending with quite a bombshell, the articles reveals to us how the loss of sea ice have a much larger effect on our world than just the polar region: “Without ice to reflect sunlight, the Arctic ocean would warm more quickly, resulting in the release of greenhouse gases stored in the Arctic permafrost soils.” The eventual effect could lead to a rise in the sea levels causing flooding.
This is a reality that is always taken seriously. For many global warming is still an abstract concept. Providing statistics and the ever-updated results of scientific research can help this issue to hit home.

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