It has been predicted that global temperatures to rise some 20 degrees Fahrenheit in the next 100 years, but what is the lowest the temperature could rise that will cause the ice caps to melt?
2007-11-13 05:53:14 · 4 answers · asked by Candace 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
it would only take a constant rise of 8 degrees, but it does have to be constant to work.
2007-11-13 05:56:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The process of melting the ice caps and glaciers is a little more complicated than that and only needs a few degrees. Basically, the ice melts somewhat every summer and snow and ice build up every winter. If the melt is greater than the growth, the ice area gets smaller year by year and vice versa.
2007-11-13 14:38:47 · answer #2 · answered by Mike1942f 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As long as it is above freezing they will melt. It will just take a long time. For ice to melt, it needs a certain amount of heat. The hotter it is, the faster it will melt. But it will melt at any temp above freezing.
2007-11-13 14:33:31 · answer #3 · answered by Kelly M 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
its happening now -wakey wakey- and usa has only just began to realise its massive contamination from big industry is makin it worse
2007-11-13 14:00:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋