Effects of Global Warming on the Great White North

The Great White North has been reportedly getting hotter the past few months. Large extents and volumes of ice and snow have significantly melted which can have drastic effects on global climate and other natural-occurring phenomenon. The changes have been greatly attributed to global warming despite huge efforts by international associations.

The United Nations stated that the Canadian Arctic's temperature has risen at an alarming level. Together with north-central Siberia and the Antarctic Peninsula, it was considered as the biggest temperature rise in the world since it has grown almost twice the global level. Huge quantities of ice and snow located in the Great White North are very important in controlling the weather and tide around the world and they are very much affected by heat or global warming.

What is Global Warming?

Global warming is the constant rise of the Earth's near-surface air and water temperature. Greenhouse gases are the main proposed cause of the continuous increase as the ozone layer has dissipated throughout the decades thereby causing more heat to radiate from the outer spheres of the Earth.

Effects of Global Warming

1. Sea level rise. Sea levels can relatively increase due to the melting of huge chunks of snow and ice in the Arctic and Antarctic areas. Imagine a whole island of ice melting completely resulting to more water in oceans and seas.

2. Precipitation. The sum and manner of precipitation will also vary due to extreme heat. Rain may be unpredictable most of the time and its contents may also harbor other green gas agents.

3. Intense weather. Weather is one of the most common variations associated with global warming. Episodes of heat, cold, storms and wind may be more extreme and frequent than usual.

4. Disease vectors. Due to the changes in climate and weather, occurrence of micro-organism harboring agents may also increase in number. Mosquito-borne diseases are more rampant.