Fun, Frozen Facts:
- one of the three carbon dioxide sinks on Earth
- world's youngest biome
- lots of people moving to tundra for oil, disrupting the homes and paths of native organisms, many animals getting shot or starving
- pesticides are being used to control insects
- summer only lasts 50-60 days, with sunshine for 24 hours
- due to global warming, climate is drastically changing
- southern animals (like the red fox) are moving into the tundra, creating competition
- permafrost is melting
- now considered a carbon contributor instead of carbon sink