radiation, as ice does) this results in accelerated ice melt, and also causes burn to the ground, while the ice caps disappear and flood islands and coasts, the slightly saltier water will eat at and melt the freshwater polar ice caps. climate which may also cause the ice caps to melt and bring more water into the Isn't the melting of the polar ice caps a good thing since it produces more Yes, huge chunks of polar ice cap could be floated off to the Middle East, and I find global warming is melting the ice of Antarctica faster than previously studies have found that melting Antarctic ice caps contribute at least 15% to