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5 Things to Know About the Warming Arctic | Before the Flood


if you look at it from space the top of

if you look at it from space the top of the world the white ice acts like a

the world the white ice acts like a

the world the white ice acts like a reflector like a mirror that sends back

reflector like a mirror that sends back

reflector like a mirror that sends back sunlight and energy and heat back to

sunlight and energy and heat back to

sunlight and energy and heat back to space that’s what made the Arctic the

space that’s what made the Arctic the

space that’s what made the Arctic the cooling system of the planet I was

cooling system of the planet I was

cooling system of the planet I was walking with Leo on the edge of the sea

walking with Leo on the edge of the sea

walking with Leo on the edge of the sea ice in the high Canadian Arctic and I

ice in the high Canadian Arctic and I

ice in the high Canadian Arctic and I told him we will not be able to stand on

told him we will not be able to stand on

told him we will not be able to stand on the frozen sea anymore in about 25 years

the frozen sea anymore in about 25 years

the frozen sea anymore in about 25 years scientific projections are that by 2040

scientific projections are that by 2040

scientific projections are that by 2040 there’s going to be almost no sea ice

there’s going to be almost no sea ice

there’s going to be almost no sea ice left in the entire Arctic climate change

left in the entire Arctic climate change

left in the entire Arctic climate change through warming and acidification is

through warming and acidification is

through warming and acidification is affecting the entire ocean because of

affecting the entire ocean because of

affecting the entire ocean because of that the Arctic is warming and melting

that the Arctic is warming and melting

that the Arctic is warming and melting at the rate that is faster than anything

at the rate that is faster than anything

at the rate that is faster than anything else we’ve seen before

else we’ve seen before

else we’ve seen before all that white cap that expands in the

all that white cap that expands in the

all that white cap that expands in the winter and contracts in the summer every

winter and contracts in the summer every

winter and contracts in the summer every time is expanding less and shrinking to

time is expanding less and shrinking to

time is expanding less and shrinking to a smaller volume

that means massive melting of glaciers

that means massive melting of glaciers no more sea ice for all these animals

no more sea ice for all these animals

no more sea ice for all these animals that depend on the sea is for the

that depend on the sea is for the

that depend on the sea is for the survival like the seals and the polar

survival like the seals and the polar

survival like the seals and the polar bears the populations are going to crash

bears the populations are going to crash

bears the populations are going to crash for the rest of the planet the melting

for the rest of the planet the melting

for the rest of the planet the melting of the sea ice is going to be associated

of the sea ice is going to be associated

of the sea ice is going to be associated with more extreme weather events some

with more extreme weather events some

with more extreme weather events some areas are going to experience more

areas are going to experience more

areas are going to experience more flooding some areas are going to

flooding some areas are going to

flooding some areas are going to experience more droughts so I don’t

experience more droughts so I don’t

experience more droughts so I don’t think we’re going to be very happy with

think we’re going to be very happy with

think we’re going to be very happy with the climate that’s coming there is only

the climate that’s coming there is only

the climate that’s coming there is only one thing that needs to happen to solve

one thing that needs to happen to solve

one thing that needs to happen to solve the issue of climate change which is

the issue of climate change which is

the issue of climate change which is reduced dramatically our carbon

reduced dramatically our carbon

reduced dramatically our carbon emissions our carbon portion that’s it

emissions our carbon portion that’s it

emissions our carbon portion that’s it we need to move from a fossil fuel

we need to move from a fossil fuel

we need to move from a fossil fuel dominated society to society where

dominated society to society where

dominated society to society where renewable energies are more and more

renewable energies are more and more

renewable energies are more and more dominant we cannot pretend that this is

dominant we cannot pretend that this is

dominant we cannot pretend that this is something that somebody else in the

something that somebody else in the

something that somebody else in the future will have to build with we have

future will have to build with we have

future will have to build with we have to take action right now if we are to

to take action right now if we are to

to take action right now if we are to preserve a beautiful and wonderful

preserve a beautiful and wonderful

preserve a beautiful and wonderful planet that we will be very happy to

planet that we will be very happy to

planet that we will be very happy to live in

live in

live in you

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