People everywhere are arguing about what is causing the polar icecaps to melt and all the icebergs around the world. It is happening at a much more rapid rate than we expected and it seems that are showing so signs of stopping. What does all this melting ice mean for the world? What effects will it have on our planet over time? Is there anything that we can do to stop it or is it already too late to do anything about it?

Even scientists are disagreeing about the cause of all the melting ice. Some of them are adamant that is because of the global warming that we humans have caused, yet other scientists believe that it is a natural warming trend of the world that has probably taken place before in ancient history. Either way, does it spell some sort of disaster for us that we are incapable of stopping?

Already the polar bears are running out of enough ice to use as their normal hunting grounds. They are quickly becoming endangered and could one day before too many years become extinct if they are not protected and provided with what they need to survive. If all the icebergs melt there will be no way for them to keep up with the food supply that they need.

When and if the ice continues to melt at its current rate, some scientists are predicting that the sea levels will rise and many of our coastlines around the world will disappear and be replaced by new ones. This will give us less land all over the world and things are getting crowded enough as it is. What effect will this kind of rise in sea level have on coastal cities everywhere? Will they become extinct too or have to be rebuilt further inland? What effect will this kind of city destruction have on economies worldwide?

All of these are serious questions that we may have to deal with a lot sooner than we ever imagined. It would be incredible to us to actually see the world making a drastic change such as this right before our eyes. We watch all the scientific shows about horrendous natural disasters in past history such as what supposedly done in the dinosaurs, but what would it be like to actually have to try and live through a world change that will affect us so drastically. We might just have to except the fact that we are after all only human beings and we are powerless to change some things.