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Is it possible for a country to survive if Antarctica melts?
JamesEncarnacion
It wouldn't kill us all, but it would create so many problems that many people would die and the remainder would suffer a severe decline in quality of life. Antarctica will not completely melt though in any of our lifetimes, and no one is claiming that it will. Some of it will and is melting, and that will cause enough problems.
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
Wiki User
∙ 11y agoYes and no. If depends on which country you are talking about. Most countries would have significant land area above the new sea level but some of the low lying island nations might be completely under water and thus would not survive if Antarctica completely melted (which is highly unlikely if not completely impossible in the foreseeable future. The only way that could occur is if there were a massive amount of warming that is well beyond the scope of what scientists have labeled as worst case.)
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If antarctica melts how does that effect England?
If Antarctica melts, it will effect us because the worlds sea level will rise, can cause floods in London from the river Thames.
Why does Antarctica melt?
It's covered with an ice layer 9 miles thick in places, what you see on Google earth is once massive glacier. Because of "global warming" the polar caps are heating up, since Ice melts in heat, and Antarctica is one giant "ice cube" it melts...
How can an increase in the annual melt season in Antarctica have global effects?
Most of the ice on Antarctica is land ice, so when it melts it raises sea levels, globally, which means all around the world.
How much snow is there in Antarctica compared to Arctic?
The Arctic is a sea bed: Antarctica is a continent, and a desert with less than five percent humidity. Snow in the Arctic collects on sea ice or melts when it falls into the Arctic Ocean. There is no snow in Antarctica, rather ice crystals that blow in the constant wind.
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.
If antarctica melts would it be enough water to flood the world?
No. If all the ice on Antarctica melts, it will raise sea levels round the world by 60 metres (200 feet).
What effects and impact do ice melts have on Antarctica?
it doesn't say
If antarctica melts how does that effect England?
If Antarctica melts, it will effect us because the worlds sea level will rise, can cause floods in London from the river Thames.
Where will you live when Antarctica melts?
If Antarctica melts then all coastal cities will be submerged to a depth of 60 metres (200 feet). People will move to higher ground and live much more simply than before.
Why should you look after antarctica?
There are various reasons that we should try and look after Antarctica. For example, if the ice sheet that covers 98% of Antarctica melts a lot then the sea level will rise.
How have the industrialized nations affected Antarctica?
industrialized nations put pollution into the atmosphere which causes global warming which melts ice caps in antarctica ;)
What will happen to the world if the Antarctica ice cover melts?
a lot of artic animals will be extinct
How is melting in Antarctica an issue?
When ice melts the animals lose their homes and eventually die
What happens when Ice breaks off from the edges of Antarctica?
it will float to warmer Waters and eventually melts.
What is ice that forms and then melts seasonally around the coast of Antarctica?
It's just called sea ice. If it melts every year, the term is "first year ice".
Is it possible to get back wax after it melts?
yes
What will Antarctica be if all the ice melts?
Antarctica will be a rocky continent with mountains and lakes. The huge weight of the present ice cap is pushing the land down. If all the ice melts the land will rise up by 1500 feet or 450 metres. So the global sea level rise of 200 feet (60 metres), will not flood Antarctica.
