Question

Without glaciers, what challenges could we face?

Answer 1

The ocean would cover all the coastal cities. And land area would shrink significantly. Scientists are studying exactly how ice caps disappear. Glaciers provide people with many useful resources. Glacial till provides fertile soil for growing crops. The most important resource provided by glaciers is freshwater. Many rivers are fed by the melting ice of glaciers.

Answer 2

If all the ice covering Antarctica , Greenland, and in mountain glaciers around the world were to melt, sea level would rise about 70 meters (230 feet). The ocean would cover all the coastal cities. And land area would shrink significantly. ... Scientists are studying exactly how ice caps disappear.