can anyone describe the importance of glaciers to me?

Answer 1

Currently, the importance of glaciers is that by slowing melting, they feed rivers and streams, and by doing that, they feed lakes also, which in turn feed other rivers and streams. So they are an important source of water, and water is of course, an important source of habitats for all kinds of species.

Rapid melting produces large run-off, water is wasted by eventually ending up in the sea, raising sea levels, flodding land with ocean water. And when the glaciers can no longer feed them, rivers and lakes will dry up, land will erode from drying out, crops will fail,species will disappear - general disaster.

Answer 2

Redistribution of choice minerals, circulation of H20, etc. Think it through. What are all the things that might be in a glacier and what are all the things that could be effected when it scrapes itself across whatever is underneath it when it melts/moves?

Answer 3

Al Gore- An Inconvenient Truth (WATCH)

If no glaciers, it messes up Earth's livability, causing hypercanes and massive flooding, as well as increased temperatures. Chicago would be a rainforest.

Answer 4

the are highly important to the alaskan tourism industry. all those people going on cruises wanna see some glaciers

Answer 5

if the glaciers and polar ice caps melted the sea level would rise to high and the world would be underwater

Answer 6

Hi. They hold a lot of fresh water and stabilize the ocean levels.

Answer 7

They made the wonderful mountains that we use for ski hills here in beautiful Wisconsin.

Answer 8

if they melt the earth will flood