How much of the artic ice has gone already and what will happen to the polar bears if it all goes? - ecoanswers - the eco knowledge-exchange most recent 30 from http://community.ecoanswers.com 2010-09-10T13:52:25Z http://community.ecoanswers.com/feeds/question/269 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://community.ecoanswers.com/questions/269/how-much-of-the-artic-ice-has-gone-already-and-what-will-happen-to-the-polar-bear How much of the artic ice has gone already and what will happen to the polar bears if it all goes? rachel mojave 2009-12-21T11:26:46Z 2010-02-06T16:27:28Z <p>How much of the artic ice has gone already and what will happen to the polar bears if it all goes?</p> http://community.ecoanswers.com/questions/269/how-much-of-the-artic-ice-has-gone-already-and-what-will-happen-to-the-polar-bear/270#270 Answer by OliLoli for How much of the artic ice has gone already and what will happen to the polar bears if it all goes? OliLoli 2009-12-21T11:33:31Z 2009-12-21T11:33:31Z <p>I think over 10% of the ice has gone from the Arctic, and there have been studies saying that in 20 years all of the ice will be melted. If all the ice is melted i think most of the polar bears will die, and for the ones that don't die some rescue teams will go up there and save them then bring them back and keep them at "polar bear sanctuaries" where they will be preserved for years.</p>