I think it's happened before and now we're making a big fuss over it. In fact I know it has happened before. Those pictures of giant chunks of ice falling into the ocean are just the natural result of the normal summer melting that happens every year. The scientists talk about long term reductions in the amount of ice due to the winter freeze adding back Juuuuust a little less ice than was lost in the summer melt, but there are no dramatic pictures than can show that, so the politically motivated films show these really spectacular summer melting pictures along with scary voice over about their political agenda on the environment. It isn't science. It is politics.
2007-05-17 05:06:52
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answered by campbelp2002 7
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Without a doubt, catastrophic events have happened in the past; but never on the scale we're witnessing today.
This is most definitely the tip of a fast-melting iceberg. The question is, once the problem gains momentum, and world leaders realize we need a plan to minimize human impact on the environment, will it be too late?
2007-05-17 04:29:24
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answered by ? 2
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We are living in the holocene era. In the past as one other poster put it, all continents were in one mass. Over the course of time we have had massive catastrophes on this planet. The last ELE (extinction level event) took out the dinosaurs...and that took several millenia of various types of bombardment ( volcanoes, asteroid impact). In this current era, WE are the cause of the ELE...mankind is causing the mass extinction. Thankfully the earth has a way of cleansing itself (Global Warming and an ICE AGE). Millions of plant and animals will die (including us). It is sad but true.
2007-05-17 04:45:59
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answered by HiketheWild09 3
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enable me to be slightly greater juvenile and say that i might elect to place Gwen Stephani and her stupid face on that boat. perhaps that is simply by fact she's merely been so puffed up for thus damned long and that i've got had to flinch every time I hear approximately her having a clean single for over a decade now, and that i understand that is over the appropriate and a few inches surpassed rational, yet i merely won't be in a position to stand her. For some reason, even the Fred Dursts of the international who probable deserve my disdain greater don't be concerned me as much as she does. i think of it would be greater useful nevertheless for her to blaze the direction to Mars. She ought to purpose to checklist on the boat, and now there is digital mail to get tracks back to the mainland.
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answered by Anonymous
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At one time there was only 1 Continent on earth, referred to as "Pangea". Now there are 7 continents. Yes folks, at one time Antarctica was attached to north America. It began breaking up over 400,000,000 years ago. So yes , it has happened as a natural occurance since the earth was formed. Ask a Geologist.
Great Question!!!
2007-05-17 04:33:20
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answered by Ken C 6
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I think that its really scary and i hate how the most of the penguins are going extinct now because of it, it is really sad. The part I hate the most is that all these animals are going extinct because of us, I wish the world would just get along for onece and try to save our planet...
2007-05-17 04:03:39
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answered by Anonymous
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It makes me glad I live 600 feet above sea level and 800 miles inland.
2007-05-17 04:41:25
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answered by eggman 7
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What amazes me is that it was predictable do to global warming attributes. I will have beach front property for sale in Arizona soon.
2007-05-17 05:11:13
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answered by russj3 1
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well, considering that the temperature on antarctica is currently averaging 50 below zero, it will take more than a pathetic few degree rise in temp to begin to melt it's ice sheet and therefore cause it to "split".(LoL)
i imagine that it will remain far past our lifetime, sweety. to answer your question; i never think about it. nor should you think about it.
2007-05-17 04:48:09
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answered by tex 1
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Bad. Really bad. I'm worried. Watch "An Inconvenient Truth" for more info about our planet's problem with Warming.
2007-05-17 04:37:20
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answered by Evevumeimei 3
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