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The ice is melting...

Between 2003 and 2008, up to 2 trillion tons of ice in Greenland, Antarctica and Alaska have melted.

…and it’s melting fast

That’s 12,500 tons of water running into our oceans every single second - or 5 olympic swimming pools. And the ice is melting at an accelerating rate…

It could go completely wrong

…and this acceleration could spin out of control. For example, if the average global temperature increases more than 3 degrees Celsius the Greenland Ice Sheet could become unstable. This would have devastating effects. Check out this awesome video on the effects.

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  This is a rough approximation. According to NASA, an estimated 2 trillion tons of ice melted from 2003-8 (5 years). That is an average of 400,000,000,000 tons a year.
  • Sustainability Ninja: 2 Trillion Tons Of Arctic Ice Melted in Last 5 Years (NASA data)

• 1. The ice is melting...

     • Sustainability Ninja: 2 Trillion Tons Of Arctic Ice Melted in Last 5 Years (NASA data)

  2. …and it’s melting fast

     • CNN: Ice melting across globe at accelerating rate, NASA says

  3. It could go completely wrong

     • UN report: Global Environmental Outlook 4, p64

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