The document discusses the effects of melting in the polar regions. It notes that as the Arctic and Antarctic ice melts, it will disrupt the global climate balance by absorbing more heat rather than reflecting it. This will lead to rising sea levels and more extreme weather. Coastal areas will face damaging flooding and erosion. Arctic wildlife like polar bears and seals that rely on sea ice for habitats and hunting will be threatened as temperatures rise. Releasing trapped methane from thawing permafrost will also accelerate the rate of climate change. The melting polar regions will have widespread consequences for people and the environment around the world.

1. FROZEN WORLDS
PRESENTATION BY: Dhruvi Patel, Rakshanda Dave, Kajal Panchal, Tirth Tank

2. “The polar regions
may seem beyond our
REACH but not from
our INFLUENCE”
Ice free Arctic may happen much
sooner than predicted

3. Changing of frozen
worlds also affect
the entire Planet
The rising sea levels cause devastating effects to
the coastal regions by causing soil erosions,
wetland flooding, soil contamination along with
lost habitat for aquatic and land animals,
disturbing overall balance.

4. The white ice reflects
back the sun light which
maintains the overall
temperature, whereas
the water does the exact
opposite.
The Arctic melting away
more than the retreating
snow

5. ANTARTICA
• The southern and the
coldest place on the earth.
• Coolest place for about 30
million years. • During winter the ocean freezes about 19 million
square kilometers

6. The peninsula that stretches north towards south America melts first after winter

7. Current situation

8. TYPES OF
CREATURES
GENTOO PENGUIN
KRILLS FISH
Stays protected under the ice

9. POLAR BEARS
Will get extinct with the rising temperature
SEALS
requires den to stay protected

10. Walrus

12. Humpack whales
travels 8000 km to feed under ice

14. EFFECT OF MELTING
● The Arctic and Antarctic are the world’s
refrigerator. Since they are covered in
white snow and ice that reflect heat
back into space, they balance out other
parts of the world that absorb heat. Less
ice means less reflected heat, meaning
more intense heatwaves worldwide. But
it also means more extreme winters: as
the polar jet stream—a high-pressure
wind that circles the Arctic region—is
destabilized by warmer air, it can dip
south, bringing bitter cold with it.
Temperatures Coastal communities
● Global average sea level has risen
by about 7–8 inches since 1900 and
it’s getting worse. Rising seas
endanger coastal cities and small
island nations by exacerbating
coastal flooding and storm surge,
making dangerous weather events
even more so. Glacial melt of the
Greenland ice sheet is a major
predictor of future sea level rise; if it
melts entirely, global sea levels could
rise 20 feet.

15. EFFECT OF MELTING
Arctic ice and permafrost—ground that is
permanently frozen—store large amounts of
methane, a greenhouse gas that contributes
to climate change. When it thaws, that
methane is released, increasing the rate of
warming. This, in turn, causes more ice and
permafrost to thaw or melt, releasing more
methane, causing more melting. As we lose
more ice more quickly and see more rapid
permafrost melt, we will start seeing the
worst climate change predictions come true.
Permafrost