I have gathered this information to focus attention on these two danger areas and to enable us to understand the dangers better. The science of many of the processes at work is in its infancy and climate models have so far largely ignored the effects, like the potential for the disasterous release of methane, because they cannot yet be predicted accurately. The search for oil in these areas must also be watched as it will further tip the balance as well as endangering the fragile environment.
In spite of the dramatic loss of Arctic Ice the 2.8 degree warming in the Antarctic over the past 50 years may be the more serious.
The sections below are evidence of warming, Antarctic, glacier loss, methane, species loss, oil exploration and trade
Evidence of Warming
Sea Level Rise Calculations 21/06/13
Living on Duckboards 26/10/13
Greenland Clues 13/04/13
Ice Loss Measured More Accurately 14/12/12
Climate Skeptics Change their Minds 21/12/12
Arctic Light Absorption Increased 04/01/13
Freshwater Bulge in Arctic Ice 24/01/12
Ice Age Anomaly Resolved 05/04/12
Monitoring Ice Thickness etc 2012 15/03/12
Arctic Methane leaking a long time 29/09/12
Arctic Micro Organisms 23/02/12
Arctic Ice Melt May Slow and then resume 13/08/11
Extreme Melting on Greenland Ice Sheet may accelerate 13/10/11
Less Older Arctic Sea Ice 25/06/11
Arctic Ice Least for 3000 years 12/06/10
North Icelandic Jet - Huge Ocean Discovery 20/08/11
Arctic Sea Ice Minimum 2010 07/10/10
Antarctic Forest Past and recent warming 08/02/11
Antarctic Rugged Landscape below the ice 04/06/11
Antarctic Ice Sheet Grows from Below 03/03/11
Arctic Changing Faster than Expected 12/02/10
Greenland Melting Slower than Predicted 12/09/10
Are we Stopping the Next Ice Age ? 03/03/11
Greenland Clue to End of Civilisation 2001
Greenland's Ice Melts from Below 16/02/10
Ice Free in 10 years WWF Catlin Study 15/10/09
Shipping May Increase Arctic Warming 31/10/10
Latest Calithrate Evaluation 05/01/10
Greenland Melting Faster 2009 16/11/09
Thicker Arctic Ice Summer 2009 A reprieve? 05/10/09
Warmest Arctic for 2000 years 09/09/09
Less Arctic Ice But No More Warming ? 12/10/09
Greenland Melting Faster 03/07/09
New Evidence to Predict Sea Level Rise 09/05/09
Black Carbon Responsible for Arctic Melt 05/04/09
Many Factors Contribute to Meltdown 2007 05/04/09
Arctic Ice Leaving 30 years ahead of schedule
Next Decade May See No Warming 20/06/08
Smallest Arctic Icecap ever on 17/08/07 and getting smaller
Arctic Damage Surprising Experts 02/07/07
Antarctic
West Antarctica Dangers Confirmed 13/05/14
Problems with Antarctic Sea Ice Calculations 02/0/14
Antarctic Thawing Faster than Expected 24/12/12
New Detail for Antarctic Study 06/02/13
Why Antarctic Sea Ice Not Declining 02/09/10
Ozone Hole may Affect Ocean Circulation 18/07/11
Warmer Arctic Colder Antarctic 05/05/08
Ice Bridge Ruptures in Antarctic 07/04/09
Warming Outweighs Cooling in Antarctic 26/05/09
Antarctic Warming Faster than global average 12/05/09
All Antarctica Now Warming 22/01/09
Glacier loss Leading to Sea Level Rise
Greenland Ancient Ice Collapse Evidence 19/06/08
Greenland Melt not Speeding Up 08/07/08
Surprisingly high Antarctic Sea Ice 29/06/08
Antarctic Glaciers Surge 2008 February 2008
Permafrost decay releasing methane
Damage to the permafrost has cataclysmic potential as it covers 24% of the Northern Hemisphere land
Permafrost Assessment 22/02/13
Arctic Methane leaking a long time 29/09/12
Permafrost Danger Increased 30/11/11
Arctic Effects More Extensive than Expected 06/05/11
A pictorial overview http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-global-warming-methane22-2009feb22-f,0,1131179.flash
Discussion of the Arctic Dangers comparing releases in earlier periods of warming 15/03/09
A video demonstration http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-global-warming22-2009feb22,0,3336686,full.story
Sea Level Rise faster than models predict
Methane Hydrates
Species Loss
Polar Bears Defy Extinction Threat
Related problems
Serious Arctic Ozone Loss 05/04/11
Less Sea Ice Linked to heavier Snowfalls 03/03/2012
Oil exploration and trade
Arctic Shipping Hazards to the Environment 28/02/16
Arctic Economies Benefit 09/0/14
Arctic Council Gets New Life 22/10/14
Alaska Offshore Oil Delays 25/01/14
Arctic Oil too risky say Total 25/09/12