What would happen to the earth's surface if global warming continues in the next century?

Answer 1

There will be increasing flooding along the seacoasts. It will be very expensive for the whole country, but only States along the coasts will actually see flooding.

Agriculture will be damaged because of changing patterns of temperature and precipitation. Farms will have to change and new irrigation systems built.

Rich countries can cope, but the huge expense will damage their economies. In poor countries already struggling to feed themselves many (not all) will die of starvation.

More details here:

http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSL052735320070407
http://www.ipcc.ch/SPM6avr07.pdf

It would be better (and cheaper) to take steps to reduce global warming now.

Good website for more info:

http://profend.com/global-warming/

Answer 2

For the sake of argument, let's assume that global warming is real (remember that not everyone is yet convinced).

The most vocal believers in global warming suggest that the temperature will rise no more than 2 deg C in the next century. Ocean levels could rise (by partial melting of the ice caps) by 1-2 meters. It will make some parts of the earth less habital, and others more habital. In other words, some colder regions will get warmer.

Answer 3

Well obviously the earth will get warmer, and animal species will either adapt or become extinct.

This is the same process that has gone on since the end of the last ice age. And it will continue, regardless of so called "human influence". In truth, it has never been proven that humans have affected the process of global warming.

So next time you start talking about how we're "killing our planet", think if you would rather be freezing your @$$ off in some cave as a caveman.

Answer 4

I depends a lot on which GW scenario comes true, and that depends on natural feedback of greenhouse gasses as a reaction to anthropogenic GW. This is largely unknown, and poorly understood. Things could be very bad (although not bad enough to cause the extinction of all mammals, e.g.) or might be a slow climate climate change with some bad but managable problems and some good results.

We can assure a better outcome by switching from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources and nuclear power.

Answer 5

It would get so bad by the year 2140 (give or take a few years) it would be so bad that you wouldn't be able to go outside without special suits, and you would have to live in homes similar to those proposed by NASA to be built on the moon, etc,, etc. (lets just say that start trying to reduce your daily impact and get others to do the same! to find out how go to think.mtv.com and climatecrisis.org)

Answer 6

if there is an continuous global warming on the earth then the earth will not be a good place to live in. if global warming continues then the ice at the poles will melt up and overfill the oceans and the lands will submerge and every body will die

Answer 7

Dr. Stephen Hawkins says the Earths temperature will be 450DegF and it will be raining sulfur.

No one is as smart as Dr. Hawkins, so this must be true.

Answer 8

i think earth wont last that long because people will die and get cancer due to global warming and earth will get really hot in few decades

Answer 9

the whole world will be under boiling water.
it will look like rice soup with all the dead people floating.

is that what you wanted to hear?

or nothing is going to happen because we don't really know.

we can't predict the weather 10 days in advance, let alone 10-100 years in advance.

it's all a guess.

Answer 10

If global warming was a real threat, nothing. Since it's not, nothing.