What if the Polar Ice Caps melted?
This one be one of the single greatest natural disasters of all time, to me. There would be drastic rises of the sea level plunging many countries and states under water. It would also cause an increase in ocean temperatures. The ocean, as we all know, is a vital part of life. We depend on it for numerous things. It is also a very delicate entity. If the sea levels rise then we loose coral reefs. We than loose the inhabitants of the reefs and so on and so forth. Not to mention the fact that the number of ice bergs floating around would grow exponentially.
I have a reef aquarium in my home. I understand the delicateness of this ecosystem. If the temperatures or chemical balances get off by fractions then I have major losses. It would not take much to throw off the balance of our oceans and a total or even partial melting of the ice caps could do this in a drastic way.
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