I can only imagine the pandamonium of everyone wanting to be on a boat or travel to safe spot. How would I know if I am in a safe spot, other than waiting for news reporters to tell me when it could possibly too late?
2006-09-24 08:24:36 · 14 answers · asked by z0mbydude 2 in Environment
There wouldn't really be a safe spot. If the polar ice caps melted, it would release fresh water into the ocean resulting in a change of weather patterns, basically, an ice age, before the water levels even rose enough to cover large portions of land. North America, and Europe, as well as anything else on the same latitude would be frozen and then land in the south, such as Africa and South America would become smaller, surrounded with water. Let's just hope this doesn't happen. Check out Al Gore's new book and movie, An Inconvenient Truth.
2006-09-24 08:29:41 · answer #1 · answered by Redshift Agenda 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Was the world ready for Katrina? Heck no!!! They had gone through a simulated Cat 3 hurricane about six months before Katrina really hit. They realized they were totally unprepared so what does the government do it spends $394 Billion protecting us from "Terrorists" while another 1,000+ people died in the south. If global warming continues, and it will since it is still not recognized by our government, Miami, my home town, will be 50 miles out to sea covered in about 25 feet of water in about 75 to a 100 years. What does it take to wake people up? I guess it just happens and somehow we survive. Scientists think that at one time around a 150,000 years ago the human population on earth was as small as 1,000 people. We survived, and I guess we will survive again as a species, but remember 99% of all the species that ever existed on earth are gone. There is nothing that says we will go on for as long as there is time. Look at the civilizations that have come before us and did not adapt to their environment. The people of Easter Island come to mind. We have seen the enemy and it is US. You are probably safe as the polar caps will not melt in your lifetime. (better hope your nursing home floats though) However, your kids will be in trouble trying to raise their kids in a 2 bedroom, one bath boat...
2006-09-24 15:49:36 · answer #2 · answered by arnp4u 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is all not the true, it's a scheme to make some people rich.
Many of the world's glaciers that are studied are not shrinking but in fact are growing 555 of all the 625 glaciers under observation by the World Glacier Monitoring Service in Zurich, Switzerland, have been growing since 1980".
Why are the ones that are growing never reported?
2006-09-24 15:36:46 · answer #3 · answered by dam 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The world is no where near ready. The only possible safe spots would be mountains. Almost all major cities would be flooded.
2006-09-24 15:32:34 · answer #4 · answered by Stephanie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If all of the polar ice was to melt nobody would be safe. Anyone who would survive would be trying to get to the higher land and it would be a horrible crisis.
2006-09-24 15:26:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no one is ready for that level of devastation i.e. mega-tsunami on a scale that would boggle the imagination Florida will disappear and the U.S. coastline will change forever as will every other coastline!!!
2006-09-24 15:35:44 · answer #6 · answered by koolhand_kent 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the coastal areas would be flooded but people on higher ground would be safe. if you 100 above sea level you should be ok.
2006-09-24 15:33:17 · answer #7 · answered by » mickdotcom « 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It all depends on the speed it will happen.
In any case, on an average hilltop you will be safe.
2006-09-24 16:30:42 · answer #8 · answered by PragmaticAlien 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go in the middle of the country and sleep, drink hot coco. and have fun
2006-09-24 15:50:27 · answer #9 · answered by skinny white girl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the world cant do anything except wait and see
2006-09-24 15:31:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋