You heard that right, the ice is MELTING! Climate change has gotten really bad, which is causing the weather to be warmer in areas where it really shouldn’t be. The change in temperature is causing ice to start melting in places like Antarctica, which really isn’t great for the environment at all... AND it’s getting worse every single year! :(

The Earth needs ice! Without it, we probably wouldn't be alive right now! 

This holds the question: what can we do to help?

There are many ways we can help; the first step to helping would be to spread the word! Making more and more people aware of this global situation means we can get more helping hands on the matter. Awareness and education are the most important things in our battle against climate change. If people are well educated on the matter, it might help them understand why it's important to prevent climate change.

Snow and ice serve many purposes, but most importantly they reflect sunlight. While surfaces like dirt absorb a lot of it and get quite warm, ice and snow reflect about 90% of the sun's heat. This is called albedo. It helps us keep the earth cool.

Unfortunately a lot of this ice is melting due to rising temperatures. This means that less warmth gets reflected, causing temperatures to rise even more. Those rising temperatures mean that even more ice will melt, which creates a positive feedback loop. In other words, the process makes itself even stronger over time.