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Post by Kubo Caskett on Apr 10, 2016 2:30:14 GMT
I've put this on this thread since it can fit into either a WWIII before 2016 IATL or in the future, and yes this might be ASB depending on your point of view.
So anyway, I just came up with this idea after seeing some stuff about floods in Bangladesh on TV and it just so happens that Project Lizard is coming up yet I have to put some finishing touches on how it generally goes. In this scenario some insane high ranking fellow (most likely of the aggressor side, say the PRC or an ATL USSR) goes out of his way to nuke the south pole because it supposedly can make the other side lose. And so a couple nukes are fired from a sub the rogue dude's in and before you know it the southern continent is glassed or somethin' (that and the sub explodes in a suicidal fashion since well he can't bother being tried for war crimes).
So the question is how high the sea levels would rise from such an irrational event given that Antarctica is mostly made of ice? Granted it would effect the war and the post-war scene drastically but let's start with the basics in regards to the environment shall we? |
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Post by MinnesotaNationalist on Apr 10, 2016 2:52:11 GMT
Well, I think it'd depend on where it hit and how big the bomb was. If it was the exact south pole, I'd imagine the water would freeze before it'd escape to the sea. If it was right along the shores, or a just a mile or two in, it'd probably make waters rise some. I don't know how much would fall in, but I'd imagine for a single nuke... Maybe an inch or two? Grab a couple nukes though...
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Post by Kubo Caskett on Apr 10, 2016 2:58:32 GMT
Well, I think it'd depend on where it hit and how big the bomb was. If it was the exact south pole, I'd imagine the water would freeze before it'd escape to the sea. If it was right along the shores, or a just a mile or two in, it'd probably make waters rise some. I don't know how much would fall in, but I'd imagine for a single nuke... Maybe an inch or two? Grab a couple nukes though... I'm thinking about a few thermonuclear bombs would do the trick. |
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Post by eDGT on Apr 10, 2016 10:37:50 GMT
As I mentioned earlier, a singular, small nuclear blast would cause some damage but would ultimately be too small to make any big difference. The melted freshwater would not affect the worlds oceans in any meaningful way.
A larger nuclear blast (H-Bomb upwards) or even several blasts is going to kick off a mini-nuclear winter. Things will get so cold that it's not unfeasible that the majority of the Antarctic will simply freeze again. The worst thing that'll happen will be a bunch of dead penguins and scientists rather than a biblical flood.
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