Global Warming Pole
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The first Global Warming Pole was created in Melbourne Australia in September 2006. It is a portable, telescoping, four part plastic pole, 13 meters (43 feet) high, that is used to raise awareness and to demonstrate to the public one of the potential impacts of climate change: rising sea levels. If the ice on Greenland melts in its entirety, sea levels will rise 7 meters (23 feet). Add to this ice from West Antarctica, the melting of which is also of concern to scientists, and the seas rise an additional 6 meters (20 feet), for a total of 13 meters. The Pole serves to demonstrate just one of the potential impacts of climate change. Additionally climate change could result in crop failures, loss of drinking water, the spread of insects and disease, stronger storms, and the loss of ecosystems. The Pole has been shown to be very effective in attracting the attention of passers-by in order to engage them in discussions about climate change, its causes, and mitigating actions that can be taken. The Pole is most effectively displayed near sea level.
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