Question

some scientists predict that if global warming continues over the next few centuries, melting of the polar ice caps will rise the level of the oceans causing some peninsulas to become islands. how might this change eventually affect the species that live on these peninsulas?

Answer 1

As global warming causes more snow and ice to melt each summer, the ocean and land that were underneath the ice are exposed at the Earth's surface. Because they are darker in color, the ocean and land absorb more incoming solar radiation, and then release the heat to the atmosphere.