2006-12-22 14:36:07 · 18 answers · asked by Robin F 1 in Environment
If all polar ice melted the sea level would rise just about 250 feet. Meaning any land masses that are now 250 feet above sea level (or lower) would end up under water. But still a large amount of the world would still remain above the new sea level. ~A~
2006-12-22 16:22:36 · answer #1 · answered by porsche 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are naturally asking this question under the assumption that the ice "caps" are covering HUGE land masses.
Simple answer to your question, is provided with a childhood science experiment. Fill a glass with ice, then level full with water...wait for the ice to melt, then see how much got on your table...answer...if you don't have time...none.
However, the melting of the caps may raise the sea levels a good bit, since some of the cap is on land mass. Effects will also create problems with the gulf stream.
Since our great Internet inventer (Al Gore) didn't recognize a bust of Ben Franklin on national TV, I naturally have to assume he also failed elementary science as well as American History, before he made his "global warming" movie and debate.
2006-12-22 14:47:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well according to "perfect disaster" on dicovery channel. The first thing to happen it that it will create a huge wave due to the incement of water formed from ice melting, thus creating a tsunami> Countries to be first hit by the tsunami will be those that are near these polar ice caps (obviously). As for the after effects of the disaster is that countries that have low grounding will be submerge into the sea and cities will have to move to higher ground, esp places that are valley areas.
2006-12-22 14:40:52 · answer #3 · answered by cinabolic 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are melting right now .the south pole has lost arms of ice that even had names because they have been around for centuries,it is gonna be very interesting what is under the ice there ,many people believe it could be Atlantis
and the north pole is getting smaller ,in the end it will be a sea,
what happens is that the sea is rising ,billions of tons of fresh water locked in ice is getting lost in the sea.and already thousands of hectares of farming land is gone under salt water ,as well as the dwelling places of many, usually, poor people
what if is a thing of the past ,it is now
2006-12-22 14:47:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We would be doomed because it would create an upset in the balance of the amount of salt in the oceans (because the ice caps are fresh water), and this is as far as I can go cause i don't really remember what is supposed to happen next
2006-12-22 14:38:36 · answer #5 · answered by Nicky 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The volume of fresh water and the temperature variables between the fresh water and the salt water would combine to interrupt/stop the Gulf Stream. Dramatic climate changes would be imminent, among other things.
2006-12-23 00:10:36 · answer #6 · answered by gr8 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would affect the entire earth. The oceans would be so high, for every foot the ocean rises, it would back up 15 feet on the beaches. New York would be destroyed..
2006-12-22 14:39:50 · answer #7 · answered by Kyle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The melted ice would flood the world. +(
2006-12-22 14:38:38 · answer #8 · answered by khwanlee92 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
first there would be a water world where ther would be no land left and after there would be new ice age. where the norther part will become tropical and southern prts will become colder.
2006-12-22 14:40:14 · answer #9 · answered by john k 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sea levels would flood coastal areas and the world's climate would change drastically.
2006-12-22 14:37:51 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋