Global warming is a present danger we face to our natural world. Among many of the malevolent results of our rising global temperature is glacial melting. For many reasons, glacial melting has a negative impact on society as a whole. It is actually noted that the greenhouse effect is reaching unprecedented processes in the history of Earth. The 20th century has shown annual global ice thickness loss of roughly a few decimeters per year on …showed first 75 words of 1192 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1192 total…down the processes already in motion and attempt to prolong the well being of our environment. WORKS CITED: CBS News Online. Massive Polar Glacier Melting. [Online] http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2001/02/02/archive/main269304.shtml accessed on March 28, 2006. CBS News Online. Alaskan Glaciers Melting Faster. [Online] http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/07/19/tech/main515653.shtml accessed on March 28, 2006. BBC News. Himalayan glaciers 'melting fast' [Online] http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4346211.stm accessed on March 28, 2006.