Melting Ice Sheet

8. a) The melting of the ice sheet in greenland may bring opportunities for people and communities rather than a negative threat. One advantage of of the melting ice sheet may be that it brings in a better income for people. Melting ice sheets means that more land is being uncovered exposing expensive rocks and riches such as zinc and lead. The reveal of land and rock means that people and communities are able to mine this will give people a better income and lifestyle. Mining can be done in all weather conditions unlike fishing and hunting therefore mining is a more efficient for the inuits. Not only does i create greater wealth for the citizens there but it also creates new jobs. Mining is likely to bring opportunities to oil, coal and travel TNC’s who are powerful economic stakeholders as they will invest in greenland rocks and
With the economy on a rise this may cause greenland population to increase as people may start migrating to greenland as it may give people a chance to have a better lifestyle. Another way in which it may provide opportunities is that the area will become more accessible. Melting ice sheets exposes new land and opens the sea’s clearing pathways for transport such as ships meaning that it will be easier to import and export essential goods globally like oils, gas, food and other resources transforming the economy, also enhancing the Greenland’s agriculture.

8. b) Global warming has lead to a rising increase in temperature causing the ice sheets in the arctic to rapidly receded. Ice sheets melting is meaning there is a loss of habitats for the arctic animals such as the polar bears and walrus who live on the ice, gradually this will make the polar bears become extinct as