Besides that most ice is not floating but sitting on land,there is a second physics law you should consider:
If matter warms up it expands! Although this effect is quite subtle, it amounts to a few meters because the average depth of the oceans is 5-6 km.
[Just my 2 cents]
First, stopp this profanity and usage of bad words.
Second most, people are not in a good mood to go into much explanation in such a superficial discussion because nobody'll read it or even start thinking about it.
Global warming will eventually cause an Ice Age, period.
The reason lies in the fact that the melting ice caps will generate a stronger cold sea current towards the equator. This will deflect and cool down warm sea currents like the Gulf Stream. This in turn will cool down regions like Europe consideratly, which will eventually have stronger winters with longer snow lying periods. These longer snow periods in turn will deflect more sunlight and further cool down the regions.
et voilá Ice Age
Now the problem is that if the rate of temp. increase rises, this cold stream of polar water is going to be much stronger, causing severe weather fluctuations, which can be felt quite clearly e.g. in Europe allready today.
Meterologists are starting to feel a little uneasy with the recent (read 4 to 5 years) culmination of extreme weather. They don't know if this is normal or pure chance or related to global warming. But global warming would predict all of these extreme weather conditions nicely.
Of course it would help in this discussion if American news coverage would cover the whole world. Because 90%-95% of all people posting here don't seem to know Jack about the world.
[Just my 2 cents]
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Besides that most ice is not floating but sitting on land,there is a second physics law you should consider: If matter warms up it expands! Although this effect is quite subtle, it amounts to a few meters because the average depth of the oceans is 5-6 km. [Just my 2 cents]
First, stopp this profanity and usage of bad words. Second most, people are not in a good mood to go into much explanation in such a superficial discussion because nobody'll read it or even start thinking about it. Global warming will eventually cause an Ice Age, period. The reason lies in the fact that the melting ice caps will generate a stronger cold sea current towards the equator. This will deflect and cool down warm sea currents like the Gulf Stream. This in turn will cool down regions like Europe consideratly, which will eventually have stronger winters with longer snow lying periods. These longer snow periods in turn will deflect more sunlight and further cool down the regions. et voilá Ice Age Now the problem is that if the rate of temp. increase rises, this cold stream of polar water is going to be much stronger, causing severe weather fluctuations, which can be felt quite clearly e.g. in Europe allready today. Meterologists are starting to feel a little uneasy with the recent (read 4 to 5 years) culmination of extreme weather. They don't know if this is normal or pure chance or related to global warming. But global warming would predict all of these extreme weather conditions nicely. Of course it would help in this discussion if American news coverage would cover the whole world. Because 90%-95% of all people posting here don't seem to know Jack about the world. [Just my 2 cents]
Ups, that is only "slightly" wrong, the estimated oil resurves are only 20-30 years !!!