• Question: Are you afraid that the artantic ice will melt and so the seas will overise?

    Asked by 0dtaboadaleon to Stuart on 25 Jun 2013.
    • Photo: Stuart Archer

      Stuart Archer answered on 25 Jun 2013:


      Good question!

      It’s certainly something I’m very aware of in the area of research I’m in – we’re actively trying to invent things that can slow down or stop the amount of pollution we put into the atmosphere. If the Earth’s average temperature continues to rise as it has for the last 100 years or so, then we will be in real trouble!

      There’s a good map here that shows what would happen if sea levels rose:

      http://geology.com/sea-level-rise/

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