ocean levels by 1.0mm a year. Although in geological terms, ten years is far too short a time in which to make any definitive judgement, it seems highly improbable that it will contribute more than a few centimetres to the height of the ocean by the end of the century.
Although more studies are needed before we can be certain as to what is happening, it would seem that the net effect of the changes in the Antarctic ice cap on the global sea level is minimal. There is absolutely no evidence that the world is likely to be flooded in the immediate future because of the melting of the Antarctic ice. At present, most scientists agree that the Antarctic is not warming significantly. There is little to support the view that a rise in manmade CO2 is causing any of the changes seen at the ice caps, many of which started long before the present rise in CO2 levels. While it is possible that some colonies of penguins may have been affected by man’s intrusion into the frozen wilderness of the Antarctic, present evidence suggests the effect is small and that most colonies have increased in size.
Although changes are happening around the fringes of the ice caps, all the evidence suggests that they have been occurring for many hundreds of years. Until we have more information on the extent and rate of these changes, their long-term significance remains uncertain. Whatever is happening, it is unlikely it will cause the rise in sea levels predicted by the alarmist propaganda and the end-of-the-world prophets of doom.
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