WHY ARE ICE AND SNOW IMPORTANT TO US? 19 Why are Ice and Snow Important to Us?

• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Sheila; inuit
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.214.5781; http://www.unep.org/geo/geo_ice/PDF/GEO_C2_LowRes.pdf

This report demonstrates how we are affected by ice and snow, whether we live in the northern regions or tropical climates or in between. Ice and snow are important components of the Earth’s climate system and are particularly vulnerable to global warming. Ice and snow are important parts of norther...