What will the further melting of glaciers lead to in Greenland?

Unfortunately, since the signing of the Kyoto Treaty, the climate situation on our planet remains difficult. Moreover, over the past half-century it has significantly worsened, since the melting rate of the ice of Greenland and Antarctica has significantly accelerated.

Scientists are particularly worried by the melting of the glaciers of Greenland, which have not yet been recorded on our planet. Experts report that over the past 30 years of observations, the rate of ice melting has grown so much that in a few years Greenland can rightfully be called a "green island", since there may not be ice left on it.

Another concern is the fact that even at the highest points of this amazing island, where ice has not melted for millennia, glacial melting has also been recorded. It is reported that if earlier the percentage of melting was not more than 40%, now it has increased to 97%. The most terrible thing is that scientists simply can not explain the nature of this phenomenon.

Somewhat calms the fact that the ice is partly restored, but it does not happen at the speed that it was before. Practically every day from the ice shell of Greenland, more and more pieces of ice are chipped, the sizes of which in most cases are truly enormous. The area of one of these icebergs, which is now in drift near the coast of Canada, exceeds 200 square kilometers. Km!

Than all this threatens our planet? The most terrible thing is that the melting of glaciers in 2012 can cause a catastrophic rise in the level of the World Ocean. Scientists predict that after the full melting of the Greenland ice, it can grow at once by 6 meters. It should be understood that raising the level only by a meter is fraught with incredible disasters. If the melting of glaciers continues at the same pace, then humanity will have a hard time.

Especially pessimistic scientists predict the possibility of a sharp shift of tectonic plates due to their rapid release from under the incredible mass that has been pressing on them for many millennia. If these predictions come true, the melting of glaciers can trigger the emergence of a second "ring of fire" of volcanoes on the planet. Only this time the centers of eruptions will be located not in the relatively safe Pacific Ocean, but just off the coast of Europe.

Can such horrendous consequences be prevented? Unfortunately, only in part. We can not completely stop the process of disappearing ice on the planet completely. In any case, with the current level of technology development. In addition, we can not say for certain why such a rate of disappearance of ice is caused: by human activity or by other causes unknown to us.

We can only carefully observe the melting of glaciers and take timely measures to evacuate people from the most dangerous coastal settlements and cities. An important role will also be played by the constant work of seismologists who can confirm or disprove the theories on the displacement of tectonic plates.