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This is only a hypothetical, since it is generally agreed by even the most pessimistic scientists that this ice cap will not melt in our lifetimes. If it did happen, then sea levels would rise by several meters and we would have to abandon many of our coastal cities and productive coastal farmland. A more realistic possibility is that the Greenland ice caps would melt, raising sea levels by a lesser amount.
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∙ 9y agoThe hole in the ozone layer has nothing to do with glaciers melting. Ozone shields the surface from UV radiation.
If the glaciers begin a sustained, year-to-year reduction in ice mass, this will cause sea levels to increase. The degree to which sea levels increase depends on the degree of net ice loss. The ice is MILES thick in most parts of Antarctica. If ALL of it melts, it will raise sea levels by HUNDREDS of feet, inundating coastal areas up to a hundred miles or more inland from the current Coastlines in some areas.
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∙ 10y agoIf it all melted, then sea levels all around the world would immediately rise 60 metres (200 feet).
In addition, the continent of Antarctica would physically rise up, as the huge weight of ice which is pressing it down disappeared.
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∙ 14y agoIf the great ice sheets on Greenland and Antarctica melted, there would be enough water to raise the world's sea levels by 70 meters (230 feet), according to the New Scientist.
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Is Greenland in Antarctica?
Greenland is an island and Antarctica is a continent, both covered with ice sheets.
What is winds that blow off the ice sheets of Antarctica and Greenland are?
Katabatic
Are Antarctica and Greenland the only countries affected in the ice cap climate?
No
Can you eat the ice in Antarctica?
You can drink water from Antarctica that has melted. The ice is melting at an alarming rate in Antarctica which is attributed to effects of global warming.
What will happen to Greenland if all its ice melted?
The level of sea and ocean waters on Terra will be increased.What will happen:- there would probably be no polar bears because grizzly bears would move further North. Grizzly bears have already begin moving North causing polar bear hybrids.- There has been a 40% reduction of ice since 1970, so this is a problem for the species that live in the Arctic.
What might happen to sea level if all the water in earth glaciers were suddenly released?
The sea level would rise more than 60 metres if all the world's ice, Greenland, Antarctica and all the glaciers, melted.
Is Greenland in Antarctica?
Greenland is an island and Antarctica is a continent, both covered with ice sheets.
Why cant you easily use all the fresh water that is in Greenland and Antarctica?
The fresh water in Greenland and in Antarctica is all stored as ice, making it mostly inaccessible for casual fresh-water use.
What changes does Antarctica have?
it's ice is melted.
What places on earth that have patches of ice all year long?
The largest year-round patches of ice are in Greenland and Antarctica.
Why most of Greenland is covered with snow?
The Greenland ice sheet covers about 80 percent of Greenland! It's the second-biggest ice sheet in the world, after Antarctica
Do ice sheets exist today in Greenland and Antarctica?
Yes.
Does Antarctica only have ice?
no. It also has dirt on one side from where the ice has melted
Will icebergs melt in five years?
Most free icebergs (no longer attached to ice shelves or glaciers) will have melted within five years. There will still be ice cover on Greenland, Antarctica and high mountains in five years.
If all the ice in Antarctica melted, would it flood the Earth?
No it would not also the ice will most likely never melt lol
What is winds that blow off the ice sheets of Antarctica and Greenland are?
Katabatic
What is that formation covers Greenland and Antarctica?
You may be thinking of ice sheets.
