Discuss the various consequences of melting of glaciers in polar and mountain regions and suggest measures to overcome the problem. (200 Words)
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IAS Parliament 5 years
KEY POINTS
The shrinking of the world’s ice is now following the worst-case climate change scenario outlined by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Consequences
· Rise in ice-volumes melting every year signal an acceleration of climate change due to anthropogenic factors.
· Viruses and microflora that had been lying dormant in the ice for many millennia getting released, with possible pathogenic effect.
· Glaciers that end in the ocean warm currents are contributing a bottom-up melting of glaciers.
· Melting sea-ice, in turn, exposes the dark water underneath, which, unlike ice that reflects a lot of the heat it faces, absorbs this heat.
· Impact of rising sea-levels on India’s 7,500-km long coast including financial capital Mumbai and the southern metropolis, Chennai.
Measures
· To prevent global emission of carbon-di-oxide, electric cars are battery-powered instead of relying of polluting internal combustion engine.
· Tidal and wave power utilize the massive power of the ocean.
· Drive as little as possible, utilizing public transportation networks.
· Afforestation to increase the carbon sink.
sivasree 5 years
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Sheetal Vinod Kothari 5 years
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