Where in the world? continues.....

"The Wilkin's Ice Shelf in Antarctica .....



.....is breaking up; a piece if ice the size on Connecticut is falling off. That is about three quarters the size of Switzerland.....
It's so important, because we are spraying out bad things and we made a hole in the ozone layer and that makes it become hotter and the ice melts and that makes the water rise."

Justin looked worried. 'How are the penguins going to survive?' he wondered.

Tuesday Newsday - Where in the World?

With our current unit in mind, this week we tried to tell 'Where in the World' our news happened.

"The hurricane season is just getting under way in the Atlantic Ocean; experts say that these days, hurricanes happen twice as often as they did 100 years ago. Some people think this might be because of Global Warming; that the seas are getting warmer."



Which is interesting, because Evangeline wasn't sure whether her news was good news or bad news! She told us that in Scotland, even though there is supposed to be Global Warming right now, instead of warm Spring-like weather, it is snowing and people are enjoying being able to ski at the 'wrong' time of year.