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Ask ACE: Why Does Warming Happen Faster at the Poles?

May 31st, 2012 by

This is a post in our new blog series “Ask ACE.” Got a question for Reb,our Team Scientist? Shoot her an email at rebecca.anderson@climateeducation.org.

Hi,

My students asked me a question I am not sure how to answer: if the sun is strongest at the equator, why is the globe warming more rapidly at the poles?

Thanks,

Judy

Hi Judy,

Great question. There are a few reasons that the Arctic is warming up at twice the global average. Specifically, it’s the Arctic, NOT Antarctica that’s warming so fast.

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Rebecca is an ACE Educator and the ACE Team Scientist. She's done research in the Arctic and Antarctic and loves to geek-out on all things climate science-related! Ask her a question at science@climateeducation.org.

You Asked, We Answered

April 26th, 2012 by

Dear ACE,

My name is Leila Browne and I am a freshman at Smoky Hill High School, where a representative came to speak several weeks ago. This has sparked my interest, and I am wondering why carbon dioxide is more infamous as a greenhouse gas than water vapor. That is, why are people more afraid of CO2 than H2O? Is it because of more awareness directed towards CO2? But then, why is more attention directed towards CO2?

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