melting ice caps

[dangermows]

reet, debate going on and im sure the SMB mob will know the craic.

we have two sides

in the red corner, those saying its simple. the ice melts, making more water, so the sea levels rise

in the blue corner, those saying its bollox. the ice melts, so the ice caps become smaller, and thus less water is displaced, meaning the amount of water added by melting ice is cancelled out(ish).

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[Tees Exile]

Depends on which ice cap. The north pole is mainly sea ice so if it melted entirely, the sea levels wouldn't rise much as the water is displaced by ice.

However, if the south pole ice caps melted, they are mainly on land and there would be a lot more water and therefore a much bigger effect on sea level. However, the average temperature of the Antarctic is about -40 so not so much to worry about!

[Wierd Valley Mackem]

The Ice caps are getting thicker so it wont apply.

[Blep]

Just don't wear them, it's a free country.

[Tees Exile]

Originally Posted by Wierd Valley Mackem

The Ice caps are getting thicker so it wont apply.

Shhh, don't tell the greens!

They are recorded to be thicker at the moment but nowt to say that will be forever.

[Wierd Valley Mackem]

Originally Posted by Tees Exile

Shhh, don't tell the greens!

They are recorded to be thicker at the moment but nowt to say that will be forever.

Yer right sorry

[Medulla]

Land ice. The blue corner are idiots.

Hope that helps.

[smoker]

Originally Posted by Medulla

Land ice. The blue corner are idiots.

Hope that helps.

Back of the net.

[Allenwhite78]

but with higher temps water will evaporate more....

[Medulla]

Originally Posted by Allenwhite78

but with higher temps water will evaporate more....

And water vapour is a greenhouse gas.