The thing people don't know yet is whether melting ice will disrupt ocean circulation. If that happens, some places which are warmed by ocean currents will get cold enough to ruin their agriculture. Like Europe.
But no one knows yet.
2007-03-21 03:18:09
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answer #1
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answered by Bob 7
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If global warming were able to melt the polar ice caps then the simple answer to your question is NO other areas would not freeze.
The real question is whether or not such a melting is likely or even possible. Moderate warming was observed from 1850 to about 1950 but this was the end of the Little Ice Age associated with a minimum of solar activity about 1650 to 1700. The temperature then fell from 1950 until 1970. From then to 1985 the temperature rose again. After 1985 till the present there has been no increase measured. All of these fluctuations are consistent with convergence and divergence of the 20 odd solar cycles that have been monitored. An increase of 2 or even 3 degrees over 200 to 300 years is possible by combining the worst case senarios of solar cycles and CO2 increases, it is of course very unlikely.
Remember that all CO2 is removed within 100 years of release so the most we can have is half of the previous century's production little more than we have now.
The worst case senarios are as likely as a space ship hiding behind the moon. If you can predict tomorrows temperature with 99% accuracy. The the probability of getting it right a week away is (0.99)raised to the 7th power. Try raising 99% to the 365th power to see how likely these models are to predict temperature one year into the future. The answer is so small that most computers will call it zero. Some models are so bad they forget that there simply isn't enough recoverable coal in the world to raise the CO2 level as high as they predict.
These people have another agenda. Their weapon is fear itself. They are the worst of terrorists; the effect on youth suicide already has killed more than 9/11.
The earth is not dying, we are not going to burn up. Nature has coped with these changes and worse without mass extinctions.
We have nothing to fear but fear itself.
2007-03-21 03:36:59
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answered by cold d 1
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a warmer atmosphere will result in much higher rates of evaporation which will create far greater weather extremes. we'll start seeing a lot more category 5 hurricanes/cyclones/typhoons... perhaps even category 6! Some climatologists are suggesting that it could eventually lead to a reversal and create another (mini?) ice age but most think that's unlikely. Already most areas that receive only winter snow are getting far less (if any) than before. But since the ice-caps are the coldest parts of our globe then it's unlikely anywhere else would freeze if they don't. Places at very high altitude though that might still be able to receive snows will receive far more snow than ever before probably rendering them utterly uninhabitable.
2007-03-21 00:03:10
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answered by cosmick 4
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The ice contained interior the Arctic Circle, yet now not the Antarctic Circle has been shrinking maximum summers for extra or less 10,000 years. With the soil uncovered, plenty much less comfortable is pondered, which hurries the melting. some ingredient of Earth has warmed approximately one degree c contained interior the previous 112 years or their abouts, on the required; probable a protracted term project, yet probable purely a minor inconvenience the subsequent 50 years. international warming is probable a secondary ingredient, now not substantial. Neil
2016-10-19 05:57:26
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answered by corbo 4
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I think no new places would get frozen up .And not all of the Polar Ice will melt because there is so much Ice on Polar Regions ( and much more on South Antarctica than North Arctic) ; that some Ice will remain there.
2007-03-22 02:40:22
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answered by Anonymous
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no.when the polar ice caps melt due to global warming(Global warming is the observed increase in the average temperature of the Earth's near-surface air and oceans in recent decades and its projected continuation)the water flows and causes floods(an overflow of water)
2007-03-21 01:03:28
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answered by Anonymous
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There is a lot more frozen up there than is visible. All the ground at a few feet down is frozen and it goes very deep. It is called perma frost. There are billions of calories that are frozen in the perma frost.
2007-03-21 03:00:15
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answered by JOHNNIE B 7
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Nope. There is more energy coming in to the Earth when it gets warm (from the sun, energy being trapped by greenhouse gasses) so there will not be any loss of energy from other places
2007-03-20 23:47:00
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answered by MLBfreek35 5
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No....because the overall temprature of the earth is increasing not only some speciffic part.
2007-03-20 23:48:39
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answered by hum 1
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when ice melts it will raise the water level and cause many problems like refugees , lack of pure water etc.
i don't think there is any substitution even though earth will maintain isostasy. really say this is another transformation period period from ice age..any way hope god will save us from this problem........
2007-03-20 23:54:27
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answered by computer 2
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