answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

If ALL the ice on earth melted, sea level would rise around 220 feet. Las Vegas is about 2,028 feet elevation. That gives you about 1,828 feet of buffer!

User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Will the ocean rise to Nevada if all of the ice melts in global warming?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

How does the global warming affect the poles?

It melts the polar ice caps, causing extra water in the ocean.


Can global warming cause the oceans to rise?

Yes. Global warming melts ice. Its not the ice that already drifts on the seas that is a problem, it displaces the volume of its weight, so if it melts, water levels will not rise. But the ice that covers land does not do this. If it melts, it will increase ocean levels.


What are the implications of the release of methane gas from Arctic sea?

This is one of the feedback loops of global warming. Global warming melts the ice and oceans. This releases methane (CH4) hydrates from the bottom of the ocean. The methane is a powerful greenhouse gas that in turn causes more global warming. So more methane melts, and so on.


How does ocean pollution affect global warming?

Global warming does not really affect ocean pollution. However, ocean pollution is something that is effecting global warming. This is because the pollutants are what is causing the warming trend.


What melts the Antarctic?

Warming temperatures and ocean currents melts the Antarctic.


What is the problem why ocean dying?

It is because of pollution and global warming.


How will global warming will affect nature and people?

the ocean will rise.


How might global warming affect the continents in the distant future?

Global warming may cause the ocean to rise. If the ocean rises, then many places that are below sea level will flood.


How can ocean get bigger?

An ocean can become bigger when glaciers start melting (Global Warming does this)


How would glaciers be affected by changes in climate such as global warming and global cooling?

In global warming, the glaciers would melt, then they would flow into the ocean, then they could affect ocean currents, changing the climate, in some areas. And with global cooling, there would be more glaciers, depleting the ocean waters.


Is global warming in the high lands or low lands?

'Global' means 'throughout the globe', so global warming affects ALL of the globe, whatever the altitude and whether it is land or ocean.


Is garbage in the ocean a cause of global warming?

Yes, because you are dumping harmful things for animals into the ocean.