Glacier

loss of glacier meltdown would reduce July – September flows by two thirds, causing water shortages for 500 million people and 37 percent of India’s irrigated land. Glacial runoff in the Himalayas is the largest source of fresh water for northern India and provides more than half the water to the Ganga. Glacial runoff is also the source of the Indus, the Brahmaputra, the Irrawady and the Yellow and Yantze rivers. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), “glaciers in the…

effects of climate change on the physical global landscape can be quite big yet unnoticed to many human beings. In his TED Talk, James Balog lets us visualize the effects on the glaciers…

accumulation patterns all over the world. Most importantly there has been a focus on Greenland with respect to its glaciers and their impact on sea-level rise. It has been found in several studies that Greenland is seeing faster than typical rates of warming and thus glacial melting than most any other place on earth (Bekryaev, 2010). Given the significant volume of ice held within glaciers on Greenland, there is a hugely significant volume of water that should be concerning for the population…

Released in 2012, Chasing Ice follows the efforts of nature photographer, James Balog, as he documents climate change through the world's melting glaciers. The film is written by Mark Monroe and its producers include, Jeff Orlowski, Jerry Aronson, as well as, Paula DuPre Pesmen. I chose this particular documentary due to my interest in the effects of climate change throughout the world. Two filmmakers, Jeff Orlowski and Jerry Aronson, along with, one film producer combined efforts in order to…

ice is the most compact form next to ice containing 20% air composition. As we know as Mainer's, accumulation is the amount of measured snowfall, the same is true in geology but they see it as accumulated snowfall annually on a glacier. The total amount of of ice that glacier looses annually is called ablation and it takes into account the aspects of melting, sublimation, iceberg calving…

about the valley formation itself. However, what Bridal Veil Falls does say, is that it is the mouth of its own valley, a hanging valley in particular that likely formed due to the presence of a glacier. Was it possible that a large glacier once filled this valley? This potential solution…

It is said that the last Ice Age that occurred happened about 1.8 million years ago and it last for roughly 11,700 years; since then our planet has seen a drastic change in the glaciers that once covered huge parts of the land. Global warming should no longer be a debatable topic, about whether it is really happening, or if humans are the reason as to why, but instead we need to discuss the scientific evidences that have shown the effects Global Warming has caused. The Earth naturally keeps its…

disproportionate number of people and mining projects at once, impacting the biome notably. Excessive mining in the Atacama Desert harms the environment in a variety of ways, including using water needed for farming, releasing toxic chemicals, and damaging glaciers. Despite the few lakes…

All of the TED speakers, Sylvia Earle, Manuel Lima, and Camille Seaman, each present visual data to help enlighten their audience on their topics. Earle talks of her experiences in the ocean. She is shown in submarines, scuba gear, and a special suite for walking being able to handle the pressure of walking on the bottom of the ocean (Earle). The images create an appeal to character, because it shows her passion for the oceans. She respects the ocean, and the footage proves this. She gains…

Glaciation had four major effects on Connecticut. The first one is Jobs pond, a kettle hole. A kettle hole is a chunk of glacier that broke off and sat in one spot. The glacier melted and created a pond ( Jobs pond). However there is no tributaries coming in or out of this pond so the only other source to get water is precipitation. Another spot in CT glaciation took place is in Long Island. Long…