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What would happen if the polar ice caps on Earth were to melt?
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∙ 14y ago
The sea level would rise dramatically and flood coastal areas, putting them underwater. A lot of Arctic animals would die - penguins, polar bears, seals, etc. would drown. The water's temperature would change, causing coral reefs all over the world to bleach out and die. Most marine life would suffer from the loss of their environments, and larger animals on the food chain would wipe out from the dwindling numbers of their prey.
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What would happen to the polar ice caps due to global warming?
They could all disappear if the temperature of the earth rises enough.
Does Uranus have polar caps?
No. Uranus does not have a solid surface for the caps to be on. Earth and Mars have polar ice caps.
What would happen to the coastal areas if the polar ice caps melted?
They'd flood.
Planet other then earth with two polar ice caps?
Mars also has two polar ice caps.
What Iron oxide and polar ice caps?
Pluto although entirely covered by ice, is no longer considered a planet. The only planets in our solar system with polar ice caps are Earth and Mars.
Planet with polar ice caps?
Mars and earth
What might happen to cause the polar caps to melt?
The sun
What happen to the waters of the biblical flood?
Polar ice caps
Which three planets have polar ice caps?
Earth and Mars are the only planets known to have polar ice caps. Yes, I agree. However there is a possibility that Mercury has some ice in deep craters at the poles.
Which planets have polar caps?
Earth and Mars are the only ones.
Does it rain in the polar ice caps?
Rain on the polar ice caps? Probably not; snow would be more common.
If the Earth's axis shift will there have to be an iceage to get the polar ice caps back?
No.
