The Cryosphere is one of the longer case studies in the Earth's Natural Systems section of Powerful Geography 1. The Cryosphere represents all the world’s water that is frozen, permanently or seasonally, and can be found on every continent. The Cryosphere is a dynamic environment impacted by seasonal change, long term by natural processes, and accelerating change from anthropogenic causes. The cryosphere has become the “canary in the coal mine” for global climate change. Anthropogenic change is causing ice mass loss, a reduction in ice sheet extent, rising sea levels, melting permafrost. This topic would be an excellent opportunity for a overnight trip to Kosciuszko National Park, where you may be able to visit sites which demonstrate evidence of glaciers such as Moraine Pass, Blue Lake, Albina Cirque, Club Lake or Lake Cootapatamba. NPWS may be able to facilitate your field trip. View Going up the Mountain excursion. View Above the Treeline excursion.
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