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We can't know the answer. The West Antarctic Peninsula is warming faster than anywhere else in the world. Since 1958 it has warmed by 4.4 degrees Fahrenheit (2.4 degrees Celsius) which is three times faster than the overall rate of global warming. However East Antarctica has hardly melted at all.
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Is it illegal to melt Antarctica?
Under the Antarctic Treaty, there is no covenant that addresses melting ice in Antarctica. Please know that the continent will not melt, but the ice sheet that covers 98% of the continent is subject to natural melting, which is not illegal.
What might be the effect of sprinkling black soot over the ice in the Arctic or the Antarctic?
The ice under will melt because black is a good absorber and a poor radiator.
How does green house rise the sea levels?
Greenhouse gasses melt polar and Antarctic ice, which turns into water, rising the sea level. Hope this helped. :)
Can the Antarctic icecap melt due to global warming?
Yes, it can. NASA's Grace satellite shows that Antarctica has been losing more than a hundred cubic kilometers (24 cubic miles) of ice each year since 2002. The latest data also shows that the rate that Antarctica is losing ice is accelerating, too.
If Antarctica keeps melting how long will it be until Antarctica is completely gone?
Antarctica is a continent, and continents do not melt. The ice sheet that covers 98% of the Antarctic continent, however, can melt. Our crystal ball is in for repairs, so we cannot give you a precise answer to your question, sorry.
Why does the Antarctic ice not melt?
Ice melts above 32 degrees F -- 0 degrees C, and the temperature in Antarctica doesn't reach that level on most of the continent.
Why does Antarctic need protecting?
If the large ice masses in the Artic melt, the ocean levels will rise significantly, leaving hundreds of thousands of humans and animals without homes.
Why should the Antarctic remain uninhabited by humans?
because the ice could melt over time and rise the sea levals by 70% and kill lots of animals that live there.
How is global Warming Affecting Penguins Polar Bears and Us?
Global warming can melt the arctic and antarctic ice caps causing polar bears and antarctic penguins to have less place to live, if the ice melted, sea levels will rise and areas will be flooded and we will have fewer places to live.
What will everything look like if you don't stop global warming?
There will be more droughts, floods, and other natual disaters, sea level will rise.Because the ice of the arctic and the Antarctic will melt
What will melt because of global warming?
Ice will melt due to Global Warming.....Arctic sea ice (the habitat of polar bears)Antarctic land ice (raising sea levels)Mountain glaciers (cutting off the year round water feed for great rivers).
How long would it take for all of antarctica's ice to melt if development was allowed on a large scale there?
Development per se is probably not sufficient to overwhelm the extreme cold environment of the Antarctic continent.As well as being forbidden by the Antarctic Treaty, development is logistically an enormous challenge in extreme cold climates.
