when all the ice in the world melts, will it be enough to flood the entire planet?

Answer 1

Places like florida with a low sea level would be underwater, but someone living in the mountains might not even notice. There are mountains in Tibet and Pakistan that are 5 miles above sea level.

BTW even the most pessimistic global warming scenarios only have sea levels rising by about 3 feet. Which is still very significant, don't get me wrong, but you wouldn't exactly be swimming to the mailbox.

Answer 2

put it this way. suppose you had a glass, with water and ice. what would happen to the water level if all the ice were to melt? (hint: the water level stays exactly the same). Most of the arctic and antarctic ice already displaces water, so its melting will cause little change. The latest "doom and gloom" prediction has gone from 300 feet increase to under 15 feet increase. Fact is, if global warming is accompanied by warmer temperatures (LOL) for both air and water then the increased amount of moisture trapped in the air and cycled to land may compensate for any change in sea level. we could even see a drop...

Answer 3

I don't believe so. Much of the worlds ice is already floating on a body of water like the Arctic ocean. If the Arctic ice melts it would have much effect on sea levels since it is already displacing the water, much like if the ice cubes in a glass melts it doesn't overflow. If Antarctica and Greenland Ice masses melt, there will be much less land mass around, but it wouldn't completely cover all of the land.

Answer 4

if all the ice were to melt, and mountains were then the sea shores, the question would be contingent on how high an individual mountain was - is.
the tidal currents / forces are relentless, and erosion is unstop able, but, surface pressures would become relevant to extrusion, and anticlines would occur...
It's an unlikely scenario. Land masses rise be laws of physics.

this is poorly stated, but the affect and consequences of weight distribution on surface tectonics are pretty well researched... try goggling Earth Tectonics, or Geologic History, ... 'earth' is a very lively place, when you look at it on it's life time-line.

Answer 5

A significant portion of the planets land mass would be covered by water, but not all of it. Computer models have shown how much land would be covered depending on the amount of ice melted. You may wanna check one of the many website devoted to global warming.

Answer 6

It wouldn't be entirely flooded, but the ocean levels would rise, affecting coastal regions.

Global warming may cause the world's ocean levels to rise by as much as 140 cms (4 ft 7 in) by 2100, according to new findings published in the online edition of the journal Science.

Answer 7

No, it would not be enough, however water levels would rise about 100 meters covering considerable land surface.

And the answer "nobody knows" is completely inaccurate because computer models can actually give reliable answers.

Answer 8

HALF THE WORLD LOOK BACK IN GENESIS IN THE BIBLE THE RAINBOW IS A PROMISE FROM GOD THAT HE WOULDN'T FLOOD THE WORLD AGAIN THE WORLD WILL GO DOWN IN FIRE AND DESTRUCTION

Answer 9

I believe so! yes

Answer 10

by then from all our pollution global warming will have killed us all