Will you survive melting ice? Animated world map tells you.

TheLastMohican · 20-03-2015 07:46PM #1

Are you safe? Wellies or cruiser? Or the ocean-side hacienda that you always wanted?

http://www.businessinsider.com/what-earth-would-look-like-if-ice-melted-world-map-animation-2015-2

Mint Aero · 20-03-2015 07:51PM

Let it melt away to sh*t. I'm fed up of recycling and green energy rubbish anyway and it looks like there will still be plenty of land for us to live peacefully on like we always do.

Sheep Lover · 20-03-2015 07:52PM

As long it as it drowns some people I don't like then I'm ok with losing the house and kids to it.

kneemos · 20-03-2015 07:52PM

Not a massive difference is it . That's all the ice?

Would have thought Australia would have disappeared,fairly flat I thought.

Renegade Mechanic · 20-03-2015 07:52PM

I'm grand anyway. Up good and high.

Valetta · 20-03-2015 07:53PM

Iceberg challenge. Yay.

Renegade Mechanic · 20-03-2015 07:54PM

kneemos wrote: »

Not a massive difference is it . That's all the ice?

Would have thought Australia would have disappeared,fairly flat I thought.

I reckon by the time it actually happens, itll be hot enough that a lot of the water will be in the atmosphere, making it very humid.

Or not...

Desolation Of Smug · 20-03-2015 07:55PM

The ice has increased in recent years, not decreased. More pseudo-bolloxology. "Ye will die, the ice is coming". Feck off.

DoYouEvenLift · 20-03-2015 07:55PM

Less land + growing population = I won't give a fuk, I'll be dead

bb1234567 · 20-03-2015 07:57PM

We should build a giant hose that blasts millions of litres of water into outer space

Harry Palmr · 20-03-2015 07:58PM

Luckily its the poor who will be drowned mainly.

Sheep Lover · 20-03-2015 07:59PM

Will we still be paying water charges even though it will be around our knees?

TheLastMohican · 20-03-2015 08:00PM

Sheep Lover wrote: »

Will we still be paying water charges even though it will be around our knees?

I knew the wellies would pull you in.

wofias8 · 20-03-2015 08:01PM

Mint Aero wrote: »

Let it melt away to sh*t. I'm fed up of recycling and green energy rubbish anyway and it looks like there will still be plenty of land for us to live peacefully on like we always do.

That's the spirit!

Luke92 · 20-03-2015 08:02PM

I'll be dead, kids, grandkids and great grandkids will all be dead so why should I give a fûck! And Ireland looks largely unaffected! I'll just buy a gaf in the Wicklow mountains. Sorted.

kneemos · 20-03-2015 08:05PM

Dunno how the north or south poles will ever get warm enough to melt all the ice,hits -30 even in summer afaik.

Aongus Von Bismarck · 20-03-2015 08:07PM

Frankfurt will be fine. At least from the 31st floor! East Galway isn't looking too bad either if the worst comes to worst.

Harry Palmr · 20-03-2015 08:08PM

kneemos wrote: »

Dunno how the north or south poles will ever get warm enough to melt all the ice,hits -30 even in summer afaik.

Wha? The radiant heat of summer (no sunset remember) is enough to melt ice at the poles. The warmest temp recorded is 15 °C Vanda Station, Scott Coast 5 January 1974

kneemos · 20-03-2015 08:12PM

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Wha? The radiant heat of summer (no sunset remember) is enough to melt ice at the poles. The warmest temp recorded is 15 °C Vanda Station, Scott Coast 5 January 1974

15° for a brief period during the day presumably.
Don't think it gets above freezing normally.

kneemos · 20-03-2015 08:22PM

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Wha? The radiant heat of summer (no sunset remember) is enough to melt ice at the poles. The warmest temp recorded is 15 °C Vanda Station, Scott Coast 5 January 1974

Average summer temps at the South Pole are around the -30c mark as far as I can find out.

Duckworth_Luas · 20-03-2015 08:23PM

Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: »

Frankfurt will be fine. At least from the 31st floor! East Galway isn't looking too bad either if the worst comes to worst.

Kind of disappointing for the webbed footed inhabitants of East Galway then!

DrumSteve · 20-03-2015 08:25PM

Desolation Of Smug wrote: »

The ice has increased in recent years, not decreased. More pseudo-bolloxology. "Ye will die, the ice is coming". Feck off.

Game of thrones forum is that way

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Aongus Von Bismarck · 20-03-2015 08:30PM

Duckworth_Luas wrote: »

Kind of disappointing for the webbed footed inhabitants of East Galway then!

What would make it even worse is that Loughrea is designated as the County Town. The local government would meet there. Surrounded by hurls, mayfly and egos. Nothing would get resolved!

AllGunsBlazing · 20-03-2015 08:41PM

I'm sure the sky will have fallen in on us long before then.

Rosy Posy · 20-03-2015 08:57PM

They completely ignored the existence of New Zealand and the Pacific Islands! And it's off an Aussie site! Feckin Aussies! I'll continue to delude myself that my beachside gaff in New Zealand will be grand then.

mad muffin · 20-03-2015 09:05PM

Finally an advantage to living in the Midlands. And I'll have a water front property

kowloon · 20-03-2015 10:16PM

I should get more waterfowl.

anncoates · 20-03-2015 11:09PM

Looks like Galway and Mayo get it good.

How awful.

I'm moving to the Midlands.

Shannon757 · 21-03-2015 12:21AM

Sure it's only up to my ankles. (East Limerick)

_Redzer_ · 21-03-2015 02:13AM

Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: »

Frankfurt will be fine. At least from the 31st floor! East Galway isn't looking too bad either if the worst comes to worst.

East Galway is the worst part of Galway!

Surprised they haven't flooded themselves already with their half masticated spit-talk

TheLastMohican · 21-03-2015 02:19AM

In Ballinasloe they just Suck it up after the rains.

Cá bhuill ma cóta mór?

Will you survive melting ice? Animated world map tells you.

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