What if the glacier ice at the North and South Poles melted?
A – Scientist have been talking for years about how nice it would be if an iceberg could be towed to places where fresh water is needed. They estimate that if the ice caps melted, the present sea level would rise over 200 feet. That would cover many seashore communities which are below the 200 feet sea level mark. But the earth’s temperature at the North and South Poles would have to rise considerably before this would happen. Q – With so many of us using the water, will we ever run out ? A – About 700 billion gallons of clean drinking water is used each day by people in the United States. Each person uses about 170 gallons every day. As long as the water can complete the hydrologic cycle, the water will be replaced. But too much demand on a water supply can cause a shortage of safe, clean drinking water. We should all conserve our water use. The hydrologic cycle constantly moves water from the earth to the clouds and back again. The sun draws the water to the clouds through evaporatio
