Polar bears very close to becoming extinct!

Image courtesy ofNative American Indians“

Scientists are warning that the polar bears may join the Dodo and disappear from the wild in less than 70 years! That’s within our lifetime.
It is a very sad and sobering thought.
It’s all happening due to the Polar bear losing its habitat- the ice in the arctic is melting as the Earth continues to get warmer.

If you want to find out more about the other animals on the endangered animals list, click here to play The Endangered Animals Game

you can see some of the animals which have already become extinct by clicking here or on the picture below:

Dodo by Roland Savery

Energy Games

Year 6 have just begin their topic on energy. Join them in their quest to learn more about how to save our planet!
Click here to go to the kids saving energy site to try out some great activities.

Antarctic Ice Bridge Breaks

There are definite signs of serious global warming as the predictions turn into evidence.
Click here to visit the BBC coverage with excellent footage of the ice shelf.

Click here to visit the National Geographic site which is where the animated picture is taken from.

Cyclone in Burma!

Since this ITN news report the death toll has been predicted to be 10,000 which makes this a very serious natural disaster. Cyclones are tropical storms which occur naturally on Earth . They absorb and release a large amount of energy. It is when this energy is released on inhabited land that the worst possible catastrophe occurs. Go to this site if you want to find out more about how these powerful storms are formed. Click HERE