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When will all the ice melt in Antarctica?

When will all the ice melt in Antarctica?

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Asked by Howard Reyes, Last updated: Nov 09, 2024

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Anthony Paul Bonadio

Anthony Paul Bonadio

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Anthony Paul Bonadio
Anthony Paul Bonadio, Teacher, MCA, PhD, Toledo

Answered Jan 24, 2019

This depends on the behaviour of humans in all 7 continents. The greenhouse gases that are so damaging can be reduced by cutting down on those activities that produce them. Sadly, the US has recently unsubscribed from the worldwide commitment to doing so.

This depends on the behaviour of humans in all 7 continents. The greenhouse gases that are so

If the world continues with high emissions of heat-trapping gases, the Antarctic ice could melt within a few decades, according to recent scientific warnings which are based on aerial views of the ice packs in Western Antarctica.

The great ice sheet is (or was) larger than Mexico, and is thought to be vulnerable to disintegration from a relatively small amount of global warming. If the ice melts it could raise the sea level by 12 feet or more. Until recently, researchers long assumed the worst effects would take hundreds perhaps thousands of years to occur. Not so, now.

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