That the environment and climate are changing is nothing new. That this process is taking place with terrible haste, neither. But it is worrying. National Geographic says that if we continue at this pace, the ice at both poles and in the mountains will soon be gone. What would Earth look like if all the ice melted?
If the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere is not reduced, from the current average temperature of 14 degrees Celsius, this rose to 26 degrees Celsius, which means we won't have a single ice cube left. Except in ice machines. Having said that, I would the sea level rose by 66 meters, of which ice from Antarctica would 'contribute' 58 meters. The image of the Earth as we know it today would change considerably as a result.
The Netherlands would disappear, land of Denmark it would be just for a sample, London and Venice and would also become part of the underwater world. Changes would also occur elsewhere in the world. I would in the sea gone Florida and San Diego, Buenos Aires and coast of Uruguay. The sea would flood China and Bangladesh and the coast of India and Cairo in Egypt. Australia would lose most of its coastal strip, where 80 percent of Australians live today.
It will be interesting to see who will win this race of time, human arrogance or nature.
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More information:
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