3. by: Sunny Bae and Charlotte Chung
IBH1 Geography
Melting of
Ice Caps and Glaci
ers
Key Causes & Effects
Implications on
Human Civilization
Solutions

4. Key Causes
29.4% of sur Global Warm
face area of gla ing
ciers of Nort
h Sea
since 1979

5. Consequences on Environment

6. Consequences on Environment
Maldives Shanghai

7. Consequences on Society

8. Country Potential Climate
Bangladesh: Bhola Island Refugees
(millions)
China 144
India 63
Bangladesh 62
Vietnam 43
Indonesia 42
Japan 30
Egypt 26
United States 23

9. How can we address solutions?
International National Individual
"Since the industrial revolution, human activity has released ever-increasing amounts of carbon
dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, leading to gradual but unmistakable
changes in climate throughout the world." - Earth Policy Institute

10. International Level
"We can't match Shell's enormous financial muscle, but we have creativity and millions of people
behind us." - Kumi Naidoo, Greenpeace International Executive Director

11. National Level

12. Individual Level

14. The world is
melting.
We need to
bring back the
ice.

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