How long will it take for icebergs in Antarctica and the Arctic to melt? What should humans do in the end?

With the rapid development of economy, global warming has become a serious problem. On the blue planet of the earth, about 70% of the area is ocean, and only about 30% belongs to land, and land is where most life lives on the earth, so scientists have been worried about the sea level rise caused by global warming, and the global sea level rise will undoubtedly bring great danger to mankind.

Global warming is a serious problem facing all mankind at present. Global warming, also known as global warming, refers to a climate change in which the temperature of the earth's atmosphere and ocean rises due to the greenhouse effect for a period of time, and the effect caused by it is called global warming effect.

Global warming brings great harm, for example, melting glaciers is the most obvious phenomenon, which directly leads to a serious rise in sea level, which is a difficult problem in nature.

Melting glaciers will not only endanger the balance of natural ecosystems, but also threaten the survival and security of mankind. In recent years, global warming has caused many glaciers to melt, so the sea level will rise very much, and it is possible that many low-altitude places will be submerged. Basically, many glaciers are now in the melting stage.

In February 2020, the Arctic and Antarctic glaciers melted, and the local temperature in Seymour Island, Antarctica exceeded 20℃ for the first time. Later, other monitoring stations in the Antarctic region also monitored the appearance of high temperature in the Arctic and the outbreak of methane. In short, global warming has seriously affected the Arctic and Antarctic.

Some research data show that the sea level is still rising, and the figures show that it is about 3.3 mm per year. Moreover, it is pointed out in the research report of Biological Sciences that if the global climate can be stabilized at 4-5 degrees higher than the pre-industrial level, then our sea level may be 32- 196 feet higher than it is now, that is, the sea level will rise to about 60 meters at the highest, and the areas below 60 meters will face seawater.

According to the statistics of two glacier surveys in China, with the intensification of global warming, the melting of plateau glaciers is also intensifying. Among them, some data show that from 1970 to 20 10, the glacier area in China has decreased by about 12442.4 square kilometers, accounting for about 20.6% of the total glacier area.

According to the statistics of Chinese Academy of Sciences, there were 484 10 glaciers in China with a total area of about 60,506 square kilometers. However, the latest data of the second glacier inventory show that by 20 10, there will be 53,778 glaciers in China, with a total area of about 48,063.6 square kilometers.

Judging from these data, the glaciers on the earth are melting faster and faster. From a global perspective, the melting effect of glaciers caused by global warming is very obvious, which may not take hundreds, thousands or even tens of thousands of years, because in the next 30 years, some small countries in the world have begun to disappear one after another.

The first to be affected by the melting of glaciers are small animals living in the North and South Poles, such as polar bears and penguins. If the glaciers on which they live melt, the living area of their groups will become smaller for these animals. There will naturally be disputes between ethnic groups for territory, so the fate of those relatively docile small animals can be imagined.

According to scientists' speculation, if the melting rate of glaciers continues, only the glaciers in the Arctic may disappear before 2050. By then, the whole Arctic region will become a Wang Yang, and the animals living there will probably become extinct, which will also be a devastating blow to human beings, just like the Inuit, who live in extremely cold weather all the year round. If there were no ice and snow, their lifestyle would change greatly.

Secondly, before this, some scientists found that with the melting of glaciers, frozen soil will also be available. You know, in the permafrost, there are not only dead animals and plants, but also ancient viruses sealed for tens of thousands of years. Under such cold weather conditions, these viruses can still be preserved intact in the permafrost, which shows how high their survival rate is!

Therefore, if the glaciers continue to melt, the bodies, viruses and bacteria of these animals and plants sealed under the ice will be seen again. It can be seen that the melting of glaciers is likely to lead to the liberation of prehistoric viruses, which is a difficult problem we will face in the future.

Finally, melting glaciers will lead to rising sea levels, so low-lying areas are likely to be submerged. According to scientists' research, the existence of ice sheets can reflect sunlight, so that the energy that the ground can accept sunlight will be weakened. Imagine that if the ice sheet melts completely, the seawater will probably absorb more solar radiation, and the melting of the ice sheet will also lead to the intensification of the greenhouse effect.

What should we humans do? 0 1. First of all, the melting of glaciers is caused by the greenhouse effect. Therefore, in order to slow down the melting of glaciers, we must solve the problem of greenhouse effect. First of all, we humans should protect forests. You know, if forests are destroyed continuously, the carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere every year is estimated to be around1~ 200 million tons. Carbon dioxide is an important factor in the greenhouse effect, so we humans should stop this uncontrolled forest destruction as soon as possible, and at the same time implement large-scale afforestation to promote forest regeneration. 02. Secondly, we should improve the fuel consumption of cars. Japanese cars have been upgraded in this respect, which has improved their previous fuel consumption, but there are no obvious signs of improvement elsewhere. If the problem of high fuel consumption of automobiles can be improved, the use of fossil fuels will be reduced. After all, the burning of any fossil fuel will produce carbon dioxide, which will reduce the exhaust emissions of our human cars. Third, improve energy efficiency in other occasions. Nowadays, we are using a lot of energy everywhere in human life, especially heating and cooling equipment can be seen everywhere. Can it be said that all these devices are caused by global warming? The culprit? At present, people should be encouraged to use natural gas as the main energy source, because natural gas can emit less carbon dioxide, which will also have a certain inhibitory effect on the greenhouse effect. Finally, it should be obvious to all that in recent years, we humans have been developing new energy sources to slow down the melting of glaciers and try our best to use the organic matter produced by plants through photosynthesis as fuel to reduce the consumption of fossil fuels.