Antarctica's Eastern Region Melts; Craters and Lakes Formed Due to Rising Temperature
Global warming has contributed negative effects to Mother Nature. And, in turn, it is the people who will lastly feel these detriments. Melting ice caps from both North and South Poles no longer shock the people nowadays, as they really know that the Earth has been experiencing sickness because of people's contribution to the worsening global warming.
Like the Arctic, Antarctica is evidently experiencing illness because of global warming. According to a report from Independent UK, the said region of ice has a record low for amount of sea ice. This was the result of the increasing temperature around the world, which then gradually affecting Antarctica.
What are the possible reasons for this phenomenon? Large parts of the big ice in Antarctica have been eroded due to acidic and hot sea waters, just like what happened at the region's biggest glacier, Totten. Thus, the continuous rise of temperature around the world has made the ice, especially like glaciers to thaw.
Many have wondered how thick the ice from Antarctica is, for it to be affected by the rapid rising of global temperature. The entire terrestrial of Antarctic contains 90% of world's ice - it is made of one mile thick ice. It may be hard to imagine ice a mile thick to could create such a big impact but scientists have already proven that Antarctica, one of the coldest places on Earth, is slowly "dissolving."
Aside from the reported melting of the eastern region of Antarctica, it was now reported that there have been craters or lakes that were formed in the big territory of ice in the South Pole, thus giving a direct implication about the region's present and yet alarming situation.
If not responded immediately, surely the next generation will not be able to experience the same happiness as humans in the present time have been because of the gifts of nature.
