dec 2012

[Scythe13]

The liquid mass of the polar ice caps is little more than a drop of water in a bath tub. The problem would be the increase in volume of the current water in the oceans; because water expands when it warms up. Just a few degrees of temp increase could see ocean levels rise by a good few meters (geography books are useful for something). The best way to deal with this, don't live on a low lying area.

A secondary issue with the ice caps would be the amount of fresh water in the system, throwing off the north atlantic current. Having said that, if the poles are shifting, then that would be thrown off anyway. So the ice caps don't really effect that much more than would already be going on.

Waterlevels were probably something you thought about when deciding where to live. Same as being a reasonable enough distance inland to absorb a pretty big wave. But I can be certain, if you've not looked into that, it'll definitely be something you should look into, for so many reasons, not just 21/12/2012.

I wish I had a defined answer as to what to do. Best thing I can say "Stock up, sit tight, and hope for the best." There will always be another apocalypse. There was the 9Sept1999 Nostradamus crap, then the millennium bug, now the 21Dec2012. If nothing happens, then there will be another apocalypse/prophecy/prediction.

There is a pub called "The Worlds End Pub" I plan on being in there for the 2012 prophecy, just for the sheer irony of it. Anyway, it's pretty close to home, a few miles off, so it's a pretty good idea to be there, haha.

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As for the volcanic activity and earthquakes that may affect the sea levels, they will be temporary, same as the tsunami and most other volcanic activity. Again, the scale they have, as of current, wouldn't have any effect on the water levels. Imagine how big a volcano, or even 10 volcanos would have to be, if they were to equal a land mass the size of the UK!!! Even the UK isn't big enough to permanently rise water levels much more than a few inches (at most).

The Maldives would vanish, and part of the Cook Islands, but the UK would be very much untouched.