The Role Of The Arctic In Global Climate Change

The video explores the rapid climate changes in the Arctic, highlighting the melting ice and its global impact, including rising sea levels and thawing permafrost. It discusses the release of carbon from permafrost and the influence of Arctic changes on global weather patterns, such as the polar vortex affecting North America. The interconnectedness of the Arctic's fate with the rest of the planet is emphasized.

What is one of the most dramatic changes occurring in the Arctic region?

• Increase in polar bear population

• Decrease in snowfall

• Vanishing sea ice

• Growth of new forests

How much could Greenland's melting ice contribute to global sea level rise by 2100?

• Two inches

• Four inches

• Eight inches

• Six inches

What is a significant consequence of permafrost thawing in the Arctic?

• Increase in snowfall

• Release of carbon into the atmosphere

• Formation of new glaciers

• Decrease in global temperatures

What phenomenon is linked to the Arctic's influence on global weather patterns?

• Meandering of the jet stream

• Decrease in global temperatures

• Stability of the jet stream

• Strengthening of the polar vortex

What recent weather event in Texas was linked to changes in the Arctic?

• Severe drought

• Brutal cold wave

• Intense heatwave

• Heavy rainfall