But you can still expect a tornado and the melting of the witch.
As already mentioned, the invention of agriculture coincided with the end of the last Ice Age and the melting of the glaciers.
We are seeing the effects in the shrinking of the summer Arctic sea ice and the melting of the Greenland glaciers.
A constellation of factors influence regional differences in sea levels, including the vertical movement of the Earth's surface, changes in ocean circulation and the melting of glacial ice.
A second reason for concern comes from current observations of change, including warming temperatures and the melting of ancient ice in glaciers, said Pacala.
We're experiencing increased temperatures, and they're causing an alarming loss of snow and ice and the melting of our glaciers at a rapid rate.
The world's global warming — and the melting of the Arctic ice caps — are now occurring at a much faster rate than scientists previously predicted.
The satellites-the nation's chief source of earth surface images-have revealed previously undetected earthquake faults, rain forest destruction and the melting of polar ice caps.
The rise of 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit since the start of the Industrial Revolution has already led to more intense wildfire seasons and the melting of Arctic sea ice.
However, in poorer nations the batteries are often opened with axes or hammers and the melting of the recovered lead takes places in homes.
The receding ice cap in Greenland, and the melting of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean, are both threats and opportunities for his region, argues Mr Kleist.
