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Top Ten Tips to Save Antarctica 

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6. Use less heated water. One of the easiest ways of doing this is to take showers and not baths, however, using Power Showers and spending too long in the shower can have just as bad an effect as a bath. A normal shower is just fine. In Antarctica, a shower longer than two minutes is known as a 'Hollywood Shower'- extravagant and unnecessary. Also, spend a little extra money on a more efficient washing machine so you can save lots more in the future.
7. Drink tap water. Our tap water is clean and safe to drink, however, lots of people are going out to the shops and buying a bottle instead of just getting it from the tap. If you use tap water, you will help to prevent the large amounts of fossil fuels burnt from transporting the bottles abroad, millions of tonnes of water unnecessarily transported over millions of miles and you will also help avoid the billions of plastic bottles needed. If you want to be sure your tap water is clean, buy a filter jug or a water filter. And it's much cheaper.
8. Don't use ready made meals! Lots of people have ready made meals as they cannot be bothered or don't have the time to make their own food. Here are some reasons why not to use ready made meals: Lots of packaging used, often cooked twice, using up unnecessary energy, they may contain additives and frozen meals use extra energy to keep them frozen. Ready made meals do not taste as good anyway.
9. Recycle. It is constantly becoming easier and more popular to recycle than to throw stuff into landfill. Aluminium cans, glass bottles and newspapers are all made of materials you should definitely be recycling. If you have unwanted clothing or appliances that are in good condition, why not donate them to your local charity shops or sell them on eBay? All this prevents lots of CO2 getting into the atmosphere as much less energy is used and also prevents mining which is needed to get the space for landfill sites.
10. Get energy efficient light bulbs. Everyone is aware of these. They use a fraction of the energy of an ordinary light bulb and have come down in price over the recent years and so they are much cheaper than an ordinary light bulb. This prevents lots and lots of CO2 getting in the atmosphere. Also they last far longer than an ordinary light bulb.

Top Ten Tips to Help Save Antarctica
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1. Plant a tree. If every family in America planted just 1 tree, the CO2 emissions would be cut down by 5%! This doesn't seem much, but it can make a big impact. 
2.  Save electricity. You can do this by turning off lights and other electrical items when you don't need them. An increasing number of people are now fitting solar panels and these are a great way of renewable energy and it is better for the environment.
3. Cut down pollution levels. Pollution is a massive cause of melting the icebergs and it is caused by harmful gases destroying the ozone layer and this makes the greenhouse effect. If we all cut down our pollution levels by 50%, the ozone layer would be able to reseal itself. Saving electricity can help stop pollution. Also, another good way is walk or take your bike on small journeys that you don't need a car for.
4. Don't go on a plane too often. Flying gives out so much CO2, especially the long-hauled flights to Australia from the UK. Did you know that 1 long-hauled flight gives out the same amount of CO2 as 18 months worth of motoring in a standard car? Also, many fossil fuels would be saved if we all cut down our number of flights.
5. Get a more economical car. By getting a more fuel efficient car, you can cut your CO2 emissions by up to a third. There is less fossil fuel emissions which means ultimately it will last longer. And you save money too.

Why Save Antarctica?

Antarctica is the coldest, windiest, driest, least-populated and least polluted continent on earth. It holds 70% of the world's fresh water and is one of the best places for scientists to research air quality from 750,000 years ago. It is also the best place to find meteorites to help research about early life on Earth.. Antarctica's land area is 13,829,430 km2- that means the UK would fit into Antarctica 61.5 times!


So, why should we save Antarctica? There are plenty of reasons why. Antarctica helps regulate the Earth's climate. It holds lots of water as ice. Because of people producing CO2, the temperatures are rising, causing the ice to melt. If all the ice of Antarctica melted, then the oceans would rise by 61m! Luckily scientists predict this won't happen for another 7,000 years, but for most countries, a rise in sea level of 1m could have dramatic effects.