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Global Warming has everything to do with the arctic ocean.

White reflects light well, so when the ice is hit by light at extreme angle it just bounces off.

Yet, because of Greenhouse Gasses and other emissions such as CO2, the light and heat is reflected back towards the surface of the ice. As a result, the total amount of light that hits these surfaces increase exponentially and the repeated bombardment melts the ice more quickly and releases fresh water into the ocean.

This is a big problem because the fresh water of the ice caps can significantly change the concentration of salt in the arctic if enough fresh water is released at once.

The stability of salinity levels are crucial because the salt gives water more density. It has been found historically that when salt levels decrease suddenly into any ocean, temperatures drop significantly and can plunge the entire world into an ice age.

The reason behind these has to do with the ocean currents, which require the denser salt water to function properly. The ocean currents transfer heat from once place to another (hence why Great Britain is warmer than the relatively more southern Newfoundland, and why the water off the Pacific West Coast is freezing). To learn more about how the ocean currents affect global temperatures look up "Thermohaline Circulation" or the "Global Conveyor Belt".

Without our ocean currents temperatures would drop dramatically and put us into an ice age. Hence Global cooling, but until then - Global warming!

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It can melt the ice and affect all countries and kill many animals like Polar bears, Arctic foxes, seals, and other animals too. It also hurts countries too.

The Contraction of Arctic ice cap accelerates global warming. Snow and ice now form a protective, cooling layer over the Arctic. Covering melts. Earth absorbs more Sunlight getting hotter.

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