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What is the global implication of excessive melting of Antarctic ice?
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∙ 12y ago
The excessive melting of Antarctic ice would lead to global rises in sea levels. Many low lying countries like Holland, Bangladesh and Pacific Island countries would be flooded. Coastal areas of most countries around the world would be underwater.
It would also indicate that almost all satellite measurements and our best metering equipment is wrong. It would throw the concept that we understand the planet back by decades as all of our modern equipment shows the Antarctic is not melting or losing ice. The Antarctic has been gaining ice for decades. The same could be said if the Arctic was shown to not be losing some ice. Our measurements on just about everything would become suspect.
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Are Antarctic animals are endangered because of the ice caps melting?
Antarctica is very cold, much colder than the Arctic, so global warming down there hasn't made much noticeable difference yet.
How has iceland been affected by global warming?
the ice is melting
What part of the earth is melting because of global warming?
Glaciers and ice caps are melting. The ice over Greenland is melting and so is the Arctic sea ice.
Where on earth is there evidence Global Warming?
At the poles we see that the icecaps seen to be melting.
How is the UK damaging Antarctica's environment?
Burning fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas), as the UK does in transport, industry and the generation of electricity, releases age-old carbon dioxide which is causing global warming. This is melting the ice caps and glaciers of Antarctica, particularly in the West Antarctic Peninsula.
What is global waring?
global waring is were icecaps are melting global waring is were icecaps are melting global waring is were icecaps are melting
Should you be concerned about global warming in Antarctica?
You should be concerned about global warming everywhere. The Arctic will probably show earlier signs of warming than the Antarctic, which is the coldest place on earth. Parts of West Antarctic are melting, but not much is happening in the East, where the ice cap is more than two kilometers thick.
How can people damage the antarctic environment?
the polar caps are melting due to global warming. this increases water level and causes am imbalance in the ecosystem there. global warming is when the world starts getting warmer. this occurs because of greenhouse effect which is caused by gases emitted by factories and cars
Why is the arctic melting?
global warming
Are Antarctic animals are endangered because of the ice caps melting?
Antarctica is very cold, much colder than the Arctic, so global warming down there hasn't made much noticeable difference yet.
What is global warming doing?
Global warming is melting the glaciers throughout the earth's surface.
What are some causes and effects of glacial melting?
Cause: Global Warming Effect: Glacier Melting
What is a threat to the Antarctic?
Global warming comes to mind but the earth will adapt.
What is global warming doing to the world?
the poles are melting
What does the ice caps melting got to do with the depletin of the ozone layer?
Melting ice caps are because of global warming. This global warming also causes ozone depletion.
How much ice melting due to global warming?
ice is melting in a large number ... but not so fast
Does anything threaten Antarctica?
Global warming threatens the Antarctic that we know today.
