What If All the World's Ice Melted?

Ice caps on both poles of the planet are melting. If all this ice were to melt, it would be catastrophic. How much would sea levels rise? How would this impact global temperatures? What would this mean for life on Earth? Would coastal lands be completely submerged? What will happen to places like Denmark, the Maldives, and Singapore? Transcript and sources: https://whatifshow.com/world-earths-ice-melted-2/ Questions or concerns? Contact us at https://underknown.com/contact/ Get our 100 best episodes in one mind-blowing book: http://bit.ly/ytc-the-what-if-100-book Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCphTF9wHwhCt-BzIq-s4V-g/join Check out our other shows: How to Survive Your Body on Crazy Creatures Watch more what-if scenarios: Planet Earth The Cosmos Technology Your Body Humanity T-shirts and merch: http://bit.ly/whatifstore Suggest an episode: http://bit.ly/suggest-whatif Newsletter: http://bit.ly/whatif-newsletter What If elsewhere: Instagram: http://bit.ly/whatif-instagram Discord: https://discord.gg/qEJ7QnDEyC Twitter: http://bit.ly/whatif-twitter Facebook: http://bit.ly/facebook-whatif What If in Spanish: http://bit.ly/YT-Spanish-what-if What If in Mandarin: http://bit.ly/YT-Chinese-what-if Podcast: http://bit.ly/yt-what-if-show-podcast What If is a mini-documentary web series that takes you on an epic journey through hypothetical worlds and possibilities. Join us on an imaginary adventure through time, space, and chance while we (hopefully) boil down complex subjects in a fun and entertaining way. Produced with love by Underknown in Toronto: https://underknown.com Contact us at https://underknown.com/contact/ 00:00: A world without ice.00:40: Glaciers and ice sheets melting due to global warming.02:16: Walt Disney World becoming "Underwater World".03:31: Australia becoming more hospitable as an inland sea develops. #Whatif #IceCap #EarthPoles #IceSheet #ClimateChange #SeaLevels #GlobalTemperatures #CoastalLands #Denmark #Maldives #Singapore See show notes: https://inlet.fm/what-if-science-theories-possibilities/episodes/681d866de64c4b83e7e51889 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices