Global warming is threatening the planet through melting ice caps and rising sea levels. Scientific findings show the arctic regions are melting the fastest and areas like Europe, Alaska, Greenland are at high risk of flooding in the coming years. This is due to multiple factors like pollution depleting the ozone layer, acid rain eroding glaciers faster, and carbon emissions trapping heat. Recent data shows over 200,000 square miles less Arctic ice and melting rates of over 0.25 km of ice thickness per decade, contributing to rising temperatures worldwide.