2007-07-17 20:49:42 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
The immense heat would melt the ice causing it to crack and dift away, rapidly melting causing the sea level to rise drastically changing the climate too fast and making the world as we know get a lot weirder....
2007-07-17 20:53:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
It depends on where the nuclear weapon detonated at. If its in the middle, and the nuke is powerful enough, it might split the entire ice caps into several pieces. At the same time, due to the heat generated, the ice caps will melt extremely rapidly, causing a lot of water to be form and they will flow into the sea causing radiation pollution. However having said that, if it is a small nuke or that it is not powerful enough, then it is likely that the ice caps will not split up and that the radiated water will just collect at a depression at the site of the explosion. However, it is likely that in all cases, the explosion will cause a nuclear winter due to the movement of water vapor out of the arctics regions resulting in rainfall containing dangerous amount of radiation material.
2007-07-17 21:01:31 · answer #2 · answered by Alex M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
presented which you will get a working nuclear warhead interior a black hollow (no longer likely), and it extra on no longer something might happen. it particularly is like putting a firecracker decrease than mountain and detonating it. the mass of a black hollow is so super in assessment to the potential released by way of the nuclear weapon, the nuke may be surprisingly negligible.
2016-10-08 23:36:56 · answer #3 · answered by stinnette 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on the tonnage of the warhead, some amount of ice will melt and unfortunately the water will be contaminated.
2007-07-17 20:58:10 · answer #4 · answered by Swamy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing particularly interesting. It would melt some ice, but the amount would be negligible in comparison to the total amount of ice present.
2007-07-17 21:23:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nuclear winter!
2007-07-17 21:33:00 · answer #6 · answered by Bloblobloblob 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There would be less ice to make snow cones in the world.
2007-07-17 21:09:04 · answer #7 · answered by Shawn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We wouldn't be here wasting our time.
2007-07-17 20:58:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Seen "Waterworld". Exactly!
2007-07-17 20:53:27 · answer #9 · answered by All Aces 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋