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d_r

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1. stupid questions

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Sun Apr 23, 2017, 07:53 PM

Apr 2017

if the ice melted, would the earth still be habitable by humans? I mean would overall temperature be survivable? Would it mess with the magnetic field or anything like that?

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Video: What the Earth would look like if all the ice melted. [View all] Cattledog Apr 2017 OP

stupid questions d_r Apr 2017 #1

It just occurred to me that all the liberal coastal cities would be under water smirkymonkey Apr 2017 #2

the wealthy would lose all their waterfront property. KittyWampus Apr 2017 #3

and a big chunk out of the south. d_r Apr 2017 #4

Time for population reduction. roamer65 Apr 2017 #5

According to the UN, the birthrate is already dropping Revanchist Apr 2017 #9

We need more incentives. roamer65 Apr 2017 #12

Trumps working on that one, I suspect it has to do with Global Thermonuclear War. cstanleytech Apr 2017 #11

The "plan" (such that it is) is to allow the poor dark skinned people to die everywhere first... Moostache Apr 2017 #6

MY CITY WOULD ALMOST DISAPPEAR. trueblue2007 Apr 2017 #7

Is it just my imagination or does the US look to lose the most landmass just behind Brazil? cstanleytech Apr 2017 #8

The US and China both lose much of its tillable acreage. roamer65 Apr 2017 #10

Ouch. nt cstanleytech Apr 2017 #13

Imagine the pollution from it. roamer65 Apr 2017 #14

Yes, I thought of that potential problem from ocean levels rising decades ago cstanleytech Apr 2017 #16

In 20-30 years they won't be laughing. roamer65 Apr 2017 #17

Yeah well greytdemocrat Apr 2017 #15

Uhhhhhmmm...well uhhh...hmmm. ret5hd Apr 2017 #18

*snort* dixiegrrrrl Apr 2017 #19