It sure does. It may have caused droughts which made some bird species become extinct. Scientists at NASA use satellites to study Earth. These satellites send back pictures of Earth's continents, oceans, clouds, and the atmosphere. Scientists use these pictures to study changes in the sea temperatures and clouds in the atmosphere.
Polar ice is ice that covers the Earth's polar regions.
Sea ice forms when sea water freezes. Ice sheets and glaciers form when snow builds up faster than it can melt. Polar ice affects the Earth in many ways. It can change the water level of the oceans, the temperature and climate of an entire region, and alter the exchange of heat between the ocean and the air above. Yes, oceans are rising on the average.