Q. recently Arctic’s ‘Last Ice Area’ was is news. Choose the correct answer regarding Arctic’s Last Area.
a) Only place that would be able to withstand a warming climate
b) Most coldest place on earth
c) A new area recently found by scientist
d) None of these
ANSWER:- a)
RELATED FACTS:-
- On the 1st July , 2021 a paper was published in the journal “Communication Earth Environment”, researchers noted that in August 2020 the area where the Last Ice Area(LIA) is located experienced record low concentration of sea ice.
- A part of the Arctic’s ice called “Last Ice Area”, located north of Greenland, has melted before expected. Scientists had believed this area was strong enough to withstand global warming.
what is the Last Ice Area?
- In an article published in 2015, the National Geographic noted that while climate projections forecast the total disappearance of summer ice in the Arctic by the year 2040.
- The only place that would be able to withstand a warming climate would be this area of ice called the “Last Ice Area”.
- But while this piece of ice above northern Canada and Greenland was expected to last the longest time, it is now showing signs of melting.
Importance
- The area is important because it was thought to be able to help ice-dependent species as ice in the surrounding areas melted away.
- The area is used by polar bears to hunt for seals who use ice to build dens for their offspring.
BY – ABHISHEK KUMAR