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PremiumVIVAnews -climate change is now becoming one of the main enemies of the continent the Arctic. How not, conditions are created due to environmental pollution this potentially interfere with the ecosystem that is in there.
Expected, in the year 2100 will be, the trees will spread as far as 500 km to the North of the continent are shrouded in eternal ice.
This situation will create ice in the sea of Artika easy melting. Next, change the structure of the land is going to be interesting species of trees of the South such as pine trees, or animals such as foxes moving towards the North.
"Changes like this happen more quickly than we anticipated ten years ago," said Aevar Petersen, Chairman of the conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF), as quoted from Scientific American, May 14, 2011.
"From this moment until 2100, scientists estimate the trees will move up to 500 km to the North of the continent of Antarctica," continued Petersen.
When this happens, Petersen stressed, then half-tundra (the polar ice caps) that are spread from Siberia to Canada will disappear.
According to Peterson, in some places, Bush pines South has taken over the position of the grass, Moss, and lichen tundra. "The trees spread towards the North quickly," beber Peterson.
As the informed, CAFF is supported by the Board of the Antarctic which consists of the United States, Russia, Canada, and the five Nordic countries. Currently, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of those countries had agreed to enhance regional cooperation in anticipation of this situation.
Other experts say, the well-known timber such as Stora ENSO or Abiti will not be benefited by climate change. The reason, the condition of the area of good plants as well as potentially bring in pests that many to forest fires.
The warming that occurred in Artika indeed two times faster than a warming world. This is because the soil due to melting ice tereksposnya or dark colored water will absorb more heat of the Sun.
"If the ice melts, we are concerned about the condition of the polar bear," said Petersen. "Absolutely no place to move," he continued. "An international report last week projected that Artika lost lining of ice at 30 to 40 years." (eh)
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