KOMPAS.com – Since the early 1900s, one by one glacier in the north pole and south pole began to melt. Human activities that are not environmentally friendly are the main cause of melting glaciers.
The use of greenhouse gas emissions, the industrial revolution, the increase in carbon dioxide, are the causes of rising global temperatures and finally one by one the world’s glaciers melt into the sea.
Scientists predict that if the use of emissions continues to increase without control, then we will no longer be able to see Arctic ice in the summer after 2040.
The melting of glaciers is clearly having a bad impact on the environment and living beings. What are some of the things that will happen if the glaciers continue to melt?
The world’s sea levels are rising
Reporting from World Wildlife Fund (WWF)One of the main impacts of melting glaciers is the rise in world sea levels, because the glaciers will fall and melt in the sea. As a result, coastal erosion and coastal storm surges, such as typhoons, will increase.
Experts estimate that if all the glaciers and ice sheets on earth were to melt, the world’s sea level would have increased by 230 feet or about 70 meters. As a result, all coastal cities will be covered by sea and land area will shrink.
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We don’t know for sure when all of the world’s glaciers and ice sheets will melt. However, some scientists say that it will take more than five thousand years for all glaciers and ice sheets to melt.
This prediction can only come true if human activities turn to be more environmentally friendly. For example, by reducing the use of motorized vehicles, emitting glass gases, minimizing air pollution, and protecting the environment.
Earth’s rotation slows down
Quoting from NASA, the earth’s rotational speed is greatly influenced by its axis of rotation. The closer the position, the faster the earth’s rotation speed.
Glacier and the world’s ice sheets, which are continuously melting into the oceans, could change the earth’s rotation. If the position of the liquid ice is close to the source, namely the glacier or its layer, the earth’s rotation will not change.
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