Topic POLAR

During most of the year, the earth’s surface in polar regions receives little or no solar radiation. Consequently, temperatures are low year-round. For many millions of years, extensive ice caps have been forming both on land and on the ocean. Nowadays, even a slight warming of the polar regions and melting of ice shields can cause global changes to climate and the environment, such as a worldwide rise in sea levels. Hence, the polar regions are of extraordinary significance for nature and humans.

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