If all the ice parted ways The average temperature on Earth will increase from 14 to 26 degrees, and the sea level rise on the planet by about 65 meters, due to global warming if all the ice on the planet melted.
In North America, the water will leave the Atlantic coast of the United States, including Florida, the Gulf of Mexico, much of California.
In South America will be flooded Buenos Aires, Uruguay and Paraguay.
Africa will be largely intact, and most of it will be habitable.
In Egypt, however, because of the rise of the water level in the Mediterranean Sea will become bogged Alexandria and Cairo.
In Europe disappear London, Venice and the Netherlands, most of Denmark.
In Asia, the water will flood the area, which today is home to about 600 million Chinese.
On the face of the earth will be washed coastal areas of Bangladesh and India.
In the center of Australia produced a vast sea, will be flooded vast coastal land, where more than 80% of the population.
Antarctica will be different.
The main cause of global warming is the increase in the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
But ... to all the ice on Earth melted, take about 5 millennia. Maybe a lot less?
in the wake of ngm.nationalgeographic.com
Evacuate Earth
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What would we do if the Earth were about to be destroyed? Evacuate Earth examines this terrifying and scientifically plausible scenario by exploring the technologies we would devise to carry as many humans as possible to safety. In Evacuate Earth, we envision a scenario in which a neutron star - tiny and incredibly dense - is flying straight toward our solar system. When it arrives in 75 years, it will pull our planets out of their orbits and shred the planet we live on. Our only choice is band together, create a vast ship and a new drive to power it, and find a new planet in the closest possible solar system to escape to. After a journey of almost a century, the ship will deliver mankind's remnants to our new home, and the human story will begin again.
If a neutron star came barrelling toward Earth -- threatening the survival of man and the planet itself -- what would mankind do? With large scale planet evacuation our only hope, how could we create a massive spaceship -- able to sustain a large population for as long as a century -- that can travel at least 65 trillion kilometres? Are we capable of developing an engine strong enough to power a spaceship 25 kilometres long to a distance so great? We have no knowledge of any other planets that are supporting life. Placing the ultimate gamble on an educated guess, where in the universe do we send this ship. How do we replicate life on Earth -- establishing gravity, give us air to breathe and food to eat on a journey that could last several generations? And, most importantly, who would be selected to keep the human race alive, what will be the fates of those left behind? Go with NGC on a mission to Evacuate Earth.
Who owns the treasures of the Arctic? If you ask who owns the treasures of the Arctic will respond that it is not an unreasonable man. But that is already operating in strict compliance with sleep (comedy), Taras Shevchenko: nesitim of the eye of the edge svіta zaziraє, chi Kraina dumb, i h dwellers zagarbat him to take from Domowina.
In Hamburg, the Tribunal UNCLOS November 6 began hearing the detained activists in Russia, Greenpeace. In fact, why production on the Arctic shelf is causing so much controversy, versed DW.
The protest at the oil platform Prirazlomnaya in the Barents Sea was completed for the activists 'Greenpeace' imprisonment in a Russian prison. Almost simultaneously with the arrest of Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker delivered the Olympic torch with a fire in 2014 at the North Pole, where in 2007 at the bottom of the sea was carried the Russian flag. While Moscow is actively restores military presence in the Arctic, President Vladimir Putin has made no secret of the Russian claims on the rich resources that are supposed to be hidden under the melting of the Arctic ice cover.
Climate change - a call to action?
According to experts, the estimated reserves of the Arctic shelf is about 13 percent of the world's oil and a third of all gas reserves. Increases in energy prices and the gradual melting of Arctic sea ice due to climate change have spurred international interest in the region. However, the increasing concern and environmentalists who argue that the development of the shelf is dangerous for the fragile Arctic ecosystem and the accompanying emissions can harm the world's climate as a whole.
The sharp reaction of the Russian authorities to the actions of activists of the Greenpeace the platform Prirazlomnaja - a clear indication of the importance for the Russian Arctic. While environmentalists campaign against offshore production is in full swing, the dispute over Arctic resources continues.
Who owns the treasures of the Arctic?
Where lie the exact boundaries of the Arctic zone - The matter of much debate. The legislation on the territorial waters shall apply only if the stocks of raw materials are in the coastal zone. However valuable deposits are believed to be outside of the area of 200 nautical miles.
The melting of Arctic sea ice has meant that previously hidden shelf resources are becoming more accessible.
This increases competition between Arctic countries: in recent years, the U.S., Canada, Denmark, Norway and Russia, claims to actively develop the resources of the polar region. Legislative regulation of territorial claims in the Arctic is part of the UN Convention on the International Law of the Sea. Sea area moved to a country, the state must provide evidence that the seabed is an extension of the mainland part of its territory.
However, these uncertainties do not prevent States and the oil conglomerates to boost production of black gold. So, in 2010, Norway and Russia signed an agreement on borders in the Barents Sea and the Arctic Ocean - a move that both countries eased oil exploration in these areas. In turn, Canada, which is headed by rotation of the Arctic Council, established to protect the Arctic environment, has made the development of the region as a priority. Presence in the Arctic increase as the U.S. and Denmark.
For the development of offshore actively undertook major international oil companies, including state-owned: the Russian Rosneft, Norwegian Statoil, Italian ENI, U.S. Exxon Mobil and the Dutch-British Shell.
Risks production in the Arctic
After an accident on an oil platform group BP, which occurred in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, environmentalists worry about the possible consequences of oil spills in Arctic waters has increased. Major industry players have reacted joint program designed to examine the possible risks offshore production and the ability to respond to them. The eternal ice, remoteness, poor infrastructure, difficult weather conditions and poor visibility seriously complicate the process of production on the shelf, experts say.
According to experts, the oil companies have to guarantee the safety of its work in the region, primarily for its environment and the interests of indigenous peoples inhabiting it.
But this particular oil-producing concerns, according to environmentalists, can not do. Environmentalists fear that the development of the shelf could have a devastating impact on the unique fragile nature of the region. In addition, the cold water from oil spills possible spills fade more slowly warn experts.
Technology of oil spills in Arctic waters today are weak, they say.
On the possible negative impact of production on the shelf for the environment and EU officials have warned. At the same time, the Arctic is for them - a future source of oil and gas, is capable of in the next decade to increase energy security. In turn, Greenpeace active in the struggle for the creation of the protected area around the North Pole.
Intrigue remains
In the last eighteen months the world's attention focused on the campaign, Greenpeace against drilling in the Arctic - thanks to the action of activists of the organization in the Russian platform Prirazlomnaja and the sharp reaction of the Russian authorities to it. The arrest of 30 members of the crew of the vessel Arctic Sunrise has been sharply criticized by Western politicians, environmentalists and the media. November 6 at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in Hamburg began hearing Arctic Sunrise, the decision on which is expected to be issued in late November.
The Netherlands, under the flag of which the ship was going ecologists call on the Russian authorities to release Arctic Sunrise and detained activists. However, the Russian side refused to attend the hearing, saying it does not recognize the jurisdiction of the Tribunal in this case. So, environmentalists, which Russian authorities today charged with disorderly conduct, remain behind bars.
Pirates Arctic Treasure-Walkthrough
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http://2pgame.com/2012/11/28/pirates-... Pirates Arctic Treasure -- The pirates have been floating on the sea for several months with no gains. When they were worrying about their livelihood, they got a good news from the blue parrot: that on the glacier on the Arctic is melting and the treasures are starting to glitter. Thrilled at this news, the pirates set sail their steamship to fetch the treasure box, will they have a rich harvest? Let's see!
If you ask who owns the treasures of the Arctic will respond that it is not an unreasonable man. But that is already operating in strict compliance with sleep (comedy), Taras Shevchenko: nesitim of the eye of the edge svіta zaziraє, chi Kraina dumb, i h dwellers zagarbat him to take from Domowina.