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Why Drilling in the Arctic Could Kill the Planet

arctic drilling climate change

Polar Bear on Floating Ice Photo via Shutterstock

As the planet warms, the Arctic is melting at an unprecedented rate. Huge dark blue lakes that were once massive ice coverings now pool all throughout the Arctic landscape, sucking in the earth’s heat instead of reflecting and protecting it as it once did before global industrialization.

Oil companies see the melting as an opportunity to tap into the Arctic’s undiscovered oil reserves, which is estimated to account for 13 percent of the world’s oil. There are severe implications for the earth and its inhabitants should the drilling take place. Scientists are predicting without full decarbonization by 2030, our global emissions pathway guarantees a new era of catastrophic climate change.

 

Learn More About the Arctic Drilling and Climate Change Predictions:

Greenpeace: The Dangers of Arctic Oil

Time: It’s Not Just Spills — The Climate Risks of Arctic Drilling 

National Geographic: New Study Predicts Year Your City’s Climate Will Change

The Guardian: James Hansen: Fossil Fuel Addition Could Trigger Runaway Global Warming

Rolling Stone: Global Warming is Very Real

National Geographic: New Climate Change Report Warns of Dire Consequences

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