If global warming causes the ice caps to melt...?
142501
Yes, the levels will rise.\nIce caps cover land area. If the ice from land melts and flows to oceans, the sea levels will definitely rise as the amount of water in the sea clearly will increase. \n\nHowever, the scenario will be different if we are talking about the melting of ice-bergs already floating in the oceans. The melting of the icebergs floating in the oceans\nwill cause a decrease in the sea level as ice is rarer than water (i.e. water is denser than ice). \n\n\n#EDIT\nBut, I don't think that really is the case. Here is some facts I found while thinking about the question itself and going through a Physics Textbook-\n\nSure the volume decreases while ice caps melt but this decrease in volume is outweighed by the increse in the volume of ocean water due to the expansion from the heat it absorbs.\nDue to global warming, the heat in melted ice & ocean water increases drastically! This leads to an increase in their volume and causes a rise in sea level.
145826
It really sucks.  I just watched a report on 60 Minutes about this subject and we are in deep trouble.  They showed a picture of the arctic in 1979 and one just taken six months ago.  It is unbelievable how much ice has melted in just 26 years.  The most noted authority on this catastrophe said that even if we were to stop putting greenhouse gases into our atmosphere, it wouldn't change the fact that our global temperature will still rise.  It probably wouldn't rise quite as fast, but it will still happen because of all the gases we have already emitted.  We can only sove this problem collectively as a human race and not separately as nations.
841601
Global warming is causing polar ice caps to melt, causing an increase in ocean levels. Recently, a stream that runs right to the north pole completely melted, and polar bears have been drowning. Also, storms will become more frequent and severe, and everywhere will get hotter. This means thatthe diseases and viruses common in tropical places will become common everywhere.
333596
There are theories about a new ice age created by a magnetic reversal of the poles. Polar ice caps melting is bad, but there is no impending doom. If you feel so strongly about this you should get started on your ark.
876065
Yes definetly, infact it has already started. there are many theories that link to global warming including that the glaciers would melt because of the rise in temperature and that will cause sea levels to rise. It may also cause a problem for geese migrations. Summers will get even more hotter, a decrese in snow may also be possble. But thats just my opinion
506553
You seem to be not quite understanding the problem - where do you think the icebergs come from? They are actually a part of the melting polar caps.
344672
Global Warming.....glaciers melting and too much water for the land.
811407
This is caused by global warming which means that the increased levels of CO2 in our atmosphere is like a thick blanket it is trapping in the heat. The hole in the ozone layer has nothing to do with it. The hole in the ozone layer is over the ice caps and is melting them causing rising water levels, but not a climate change.
308015
Short answer: nothing would happen.\n\nLonger answer:  Think of it like this.  The oceans make up 2/3rds of the surface area of the planet, approximately.  They are much, much deeper than tall buildings, trees, or even mountains.  Also think about water displacement- the volume of water that something displaces is equal to its own volume.\n\nRising sea levels are caused, mostly, by melting polar ice caps.  So how big are these ice caps and how much is melting?  The ice caps cover the Arctic (the size of a major continent) and most of Antarctica, which together is probably the size of two major continents.  Worst case scenario- most of it melts.  Let's be optimistic- 10%.  Can you really imagine the boats that we have adding up to 10% the volume of an entire continent, let alone two?  No, it's ridiculous.  A mountain or two, sure, plausible, but something the size of Texas?  No.  Absolutely not.
315973
Actually we are going for Global Warming, where all teh Ice is going to melt and probably flood alot of places, the atmosphere is gettinng thinner and more ultra violates are entering earth. P.S. did you see any Acorns? Keep looking for it...
252337
The figure I have from a university course was 45m (roughly 80ft).  You can discount any ice floating on the sea, such as the North Polar icecap,the large ice shelves around Antartica and the sea end of glaciers as they havealready displaced the equivilent amount of water already (imagine a glass fullof ice and water, as the ice melts the glass does not overflow).\n\nIf all the ice were to melt the rise would not actually be directly equal to the amount of water resulting due to differences in the densities of salt and freshwater.  Taking the temperature into account the molten ice would be denser than the warmer saltwater so reducing the overall rise.
50509
The ice would melt and ocean levels would rise causing some flooding along most coastlines and possibly upto several miles inland.  As for the earth axis, the axis of the earth rotates and one complete rotation takes about 26,000 years.  This rotation will 'flip' the seasons at some point in the distant future (so Christmas will be in summer).  This axis rotation causes most shifts in the patterns of warm and cold, dry and wet climates.  Don't buy into the tree hugging hippie crap that SUV's cause polar ice to melt, the proof just isn't there!
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Global warming and cooling, in nature, has cycles beyond our control. AS a species, we have vastly accelerated the warming by CO2 emissions from burning of fossil fuel. The CO2 is/has formed higly reflective shield around the globe that holds heat IN, yet allows sunlight to go through it. The heat builds up, but cannot escape fast enough to prevent warming of the planet. We have reached a critcal stage in this cycle. IF we do not greatly reduce CO2 emissions within the next 10 years, it will be too late for us to stop the cycle that has started. Ice caps will melt and the surface of the Earth will change drastically. Storms will intensify dramatically, having more and more heat to power them. WE are within just a few years of a catastrophe, and yet, no one seems willing to act upon it, in fact, no one seems to even acknowledge the pending disaster. Life as we know it will be very different than it is today. WE are, time wise, just around the corner from a life threatening climate which will be conducive to an instant ICE AGE. If you have any doubt, see the movie, "Day After Tomorrow." The premise of the movie is NOT sci fi...it is very real.
440768
if there was any thing in the world i would change is palution b/c....palution tis causing globle warming..and end the coppkle hunders of years mabe not even that these iceburgs are going to melt and flood the hole plant and every one will die because of it...
296292
global warming is real. its extremey or may not be related toinitially global warming causes the polar caps to melong termea water to rise and become lower in saline concentrations.\nthe lower the salt content the less the currents of the ocean flow and the COLDER the winters get (warm water not moving away from the equator) \nin natural cycles the more extreeme cold kills off organisms initally resulting in HIGHER greenhouse gases, but longterm the "ice age" that follows will leave less life (and death) reducing the overall emissions. this also increases the amount of icebound water increasing the salinity in the oceans returning the currenty\n\nSo You decide on the cause but it is real and geologically recorded again and again.
17908
we might freeze to death. depending on the  global warming nuts.
439441
No, but it will help them move farther inland as the ice caps melt.