Melissa Rivera, Michael Perez

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sea ice is declining and rapidly melting. An extensive amount of the ice is thin therefore melts faster when the weather becomes warmer. Increased average temperatures have a toll on these ice sheets.

NASA measured surprising level of greenhouse gas methane coming from cracks in arctic sea ice. this picture was taken in April 15 2010

One of Britain's leading ocean experts has claimed that by the summer of 2015 the arctic ice will be gone. Animals that live in the arctic have to migrate and change there environment. such as polar bears

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is a federal agency focused on the condition of the oceans and the atmosphere of earth.