It's no secret that most of the ice on our planet is concentrated at the South and North Poles - in the "upper" and "lower" caps of the Earth. In other regions, it is simply too warm for the existence of "permafrost". You can imagine how much water is "stored" in these glacial reserves. But there is a problem: because of the actions of mankind, harmful to nature, the temperature on the planet is rising, and the glaciers are beginning to melt. And if they melt, it is unlikely that we will be able to return to their icy form. And the end of the planet will come.
Take the Antarctic Ice Sheet, for example. This is the "top" cap of the Earth. It contains 61% of all fresh water on Earth. If it melts, the World Ocean - that is, all the connected seas and oceans of the planet - will rise 60 meters. It is about 20 floors. All coastal cities will hide under water, as will many tropical islands. The most luxurious resorts on Earth will cease to exist. Scary if you imagine.
And what will happen in the future if Antarctica melts? Scientists have found that this process can lead to the fact that the glacier "floats" into the open sea, melts entirely and will lead to a rise in the world ocean level by 50 centimeters. And other Antarctic glaciers will follow the Thwaites Glacier. From this a world catastrophe will begin. Alex Robel, an assistant professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology, says that if the glacier goes into this unstable state, in which it can never return to ice form, then even if the temperature rise on Earth stops, the glacier will still melt in 150 years.
We could try to change the climate artificially, but this attempt could lead to even greater problems and definitely end the happy human existence. Read how scientists are trying to come up with a model for successful climate change and how they are failing.
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It's no secret that most of the ice on our planet is concentrated at the South and North Poles - in the "upper" and "lower" caps of the Earth. In other regions, it is simply too warm for the existence of "permafrost". You can imagine how much water is "stored" in these glacial reserves. But there is a problem: because of the actions of mankind, harmful to nature, the temperature on the planet is rising, and the glaciers are beginning to melt. And if they melt, it is unlikely that we will be able to return to their icy form. And the end of the planet will come.
Take the Antarctic Ice Sheet, for example. This is the "top" cap of the Earth. It contains 61% of all fresh water on Earth. If it melts, the World Ocean - that is, all the connected seas and oceans of the planet - will rise 60 meters. It is about 20 floors. All coastal cities will hide under water, as will many tropical islands. The most luxurious resorts on Earth will cease to exist. Scary if you imagine.
And what will happen in the future if Antarctica melts? Scientists have found that this process can lead to the fact that the glacier "floats" into the open sea, melts entirely and will lead to a rise in the world ocean level by 50 centimeters. And other Antarctic glaciers will follow the Thwaites Glacier. From this a world catastrophe will begin. Alex Robel, an assistant professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology, says that if the glacier goes into this unstable state, in which it can never return to ice form, then even if the temperature rise on Earth stops, the glacier will still melt in 150 years.
We could try to change the climate artificially, but this attempt could lead to even greater problems and definitely end the happy human existence. Read how scientists are trying to come up with a model for successful climate change and how they are failing.
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