What happens if the ice melts?

Will the whole world be underwater like in the movie Waterworld with Mel Gibson?





Which big cities will be sunk? New York, San Francisco, Tokyo, London????



First off, its really sad, all polar bears and any other ice flow animals will die out alot unless they find land before they drown.


All coastal cities will be at risk, the low lying ones first, then gradually move in. I do not think the entire world will be under water. Its amazing, just this week, in the arctic and antarctic a huge ice shelf is coming loose.


Its very possible that before recorded and studied history, that these areas had this happening every so often. All we can do is hope for the best. Since the world is not run as one many countries will not do what it takes to help slow this down. Even with the laws here in the US, we are only slowing things down, not stopping. We pretty much cant stop all polluters from running, all cars, businessess planes, manufacturing processes. Each of us needs to learn to help even more in a our daily routines. But it is other earth goings ons that cause these gassess too.




It's predicted that the water will only rise about 20 feet or so. New Orleans, Houston, and other coastal cities are all going to be in danger. Inland cities not likely. As for Waterworld, not likely either, there is not that much water locked up in the icecaps.




If the ice melts, the sea levels rise. I believe it will take quite a few decades, we will no longer be alive by the time it happens.





In the meantime, try to enjoy life.




All of the polar ice cap could melt, and the oceans would rise no more than a foot...




yes, and they will be covered