Warming oceans are already melting the floating ice sheet in west Antarctica and since 1992, and the sheet has lost around 65 million metric tonnes of ice each year. This includes during the Eocene epoch - a period of increased global temperatures that lasted from 56 to 34 million years ago.ĭuring this period of time, little to no ice was present on Earth and there was little difference in temperature at the equator compared to the poles. cities to feel extreme weather changes would be Honolulu and Phoenix, followed by San Diego and Orlando, in 2046 A separate study found that if climate change continues, the first U.S. The East Antarctica ice sheet, for example, is so large it contains around 80 per cent of all the ice on the planet and its size has protected it previously during warmer periods in Earth’s history. The largest concentrations of ice on Earth are found in Greenland and Antarctica but it is also found on exposed areas, on mountain tops and in other regions. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), this has already caused sea levels to rise by around 7 inches (18cm). Over the past century, reports suggest the Earth's temperature has increased by around half a degree Celsius and, according to the U.S. Scientists believe it could take around 5,000 years for temperatures to rise significantly enough to melt all the ice on the planet, but claim the planet is already seeing the beginnings of this. ‘Such a rise in temperature would be destructive to environment and human civilisation as well.’ World's deserts will expand, engulfing areas as large as the entire continent of Australia, including Southern Europe, the Caribbean and entire southeast of Africa ‘Unless we limit our CO2 emissions to bare minimum, Earth will be more than 4☌ warmer in the year 2100 as it is now.Ī huge chunk of Australia would be swamped by the Artesian Sea and Murray Gulf. ‘Although this scenario is extremely unlikely to happen within our lifetimes, the truth is, that climate is going to change sharply,’ claims Mr Vargic. The world’s deserts will expand, engulfing areas as large as the entire continent of Australia, including Southern Europe, the Caribbean and entire southeast of Africa. Hurricanes, typhoons and massive floods will occur more frequently and on a much more devastating scale. More than 75 per cent of the world’s population lives below 300ft (100m) above the sea level, including the vast majority of all large urban areas.Īs the warming gradually progresses, scientists predict that we will experience more and more extreme weather events. ‘Result of such an event would be catastrophic to human civilisation and Earth’s biosphere.’ ‘According to recent studies, there is enough ice in Earth’s polar caps to cause about 250-300ft (80–100m) rise of the sea level,’ he said on his website. I created these maps both to raise awareness about the global warming and also because nobody has yet done this on such a scale 'I was always interested in the future climate change and human influence on the global warming. 'It was entirely digitally hand-drawn, based on gathered topography data from Nasa. 'I worked on this map for about three months, gathering the data and rendering all the labels,' said Mr Vargic, speaking to MailOnline. Meanwhile the Amazon would bursts its banks, becoming a sea and engulfing vast areas of Brazil, and a huge chunk of Australia would be swamped by the Artesian Sea and Murray Gulf. New York and Washington will get new climates around 2047, with Los Angeles, Detroit, Houston, Chicago, Seattle, Austin and Dallas a bit later.īy 2043, 147 cities - more than half of those studied - will have shifted to a hotter temperature regime that is beyond historical records. cities to feel the changes would be Honolulu and Phoenix, followed by San Diego and Orlando, in 2046. In October, researchers at the University of Hawaii said that Earth is racing towards an apocalyptic future in which major cities such as New York and London could become uninhabitable.
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