Future Prospects

(Source: http://www.grida.no/publications/other/ipcc_tar/?src=/climate/ipcc_tar/vol4/english/082.htm#surface)

Based on current human impacts, the future prospect for the Arctic Tundra looks bleak. While conservation groups might be able to preserve wildlife in this region from being disturbed by humans searching for oil, this ecosystem is likely to be severely affected by global warming, in the long run, if humans continue to maintain the same carbon output. The "hockey stick graph" above verifies that temperatures have already risen higher than they have been in the last 1000 years and will continue to increase if we don't do something about it. While some skeptics argue that this graph is invalid, many scientists still support it and have pointed out that even after revisions, the graph maintains the same shape.