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Defrosting of the poles

The melting of glaciers, a phenomenon that was accentuated during the 20th century, is leaving us a planet without ice. Human activity is the main culprit with the emission of carbon dioxide and other gases responsible for global warming. Sea level and global stability depend on the evolution of these large masses of recrystallized snow.

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the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases (GHG) derived from industry, transportation, deforestation or the burning of fossil fuels, among other human activities, causes the planet to overheat and the glaciers are founded.

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the oceans absorb 90% of the terrestrial heat, a fact that affects the melting of marine glaciers located, above all, in the polar areas and on the coasts of Alaska (United States).

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The melting of glaciers has contributed to the rise of the oceans by 2.7 centimeters since 1961. Furthermore, the world's glaciers have enough ice (about 170,000 cubic kilometers) to raise sea levels by almost half a meter.

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The melting of the glaciers will also cause the extinction of many species, since it is the natural habitat of many terrestrial and aquatic animals.

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The disappearance of the glaciers also means less water for the population to consume, less capacity to generate hydroelectric energy and less availability for irrigation.

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To safeguard glaciers, it is essential to reduce global CO2 emissions by 45% in the next decade and to zero after 2050 in order to curb global warming.

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An Indonesian architect, Faris Rajak Kotahatuhaha, was awarded for his Refreeze the Arctic project, which involves collecting water from melting glaciers, desalting it and freezing it again to create large hexagonal blocks of ice. Thanks to their shape, these icebergs could come together and form frozen masses.