Ice Caps Melting Away?

If the polar ice caps melt away I don't think it will have any affect on the volume of water that is currently in the oceans because whether the water is in the liquid form or the ice fold it has the same in volume. The only way that water will be "added" to the ocean is if the ice caps that are currently on land, like the ones in Greenland and Antarticia, melt or break off and are added to the ocean. I think that the more pressing question as to global warming is the reflection that the ice has to the sun to keep our Earth cooler. As the ice caps melt that means less ice reflection to keep the Earth cool. I do have a solid belief that Earth has a way of taking care of itself. Our Earth has survived volcanoes erupting, earthquakes, meteors and many other natural disasters. The Earth has always had a way of correcting what went wrong to make sure the survival is in tactic.

The other questions that I have about this topic are about how important the ice reflection is in regards to our temperatures on Earth. Also in my research I have learned about a way that Mother Nature is self correcting the carbon dioxide problem that we are facing. I am looking forward to more data being generated as to how plankton are taking care of this problem for us. It is believed that as the ice caps are melting and floating northward; deposits of iron are being made. Plankton thrive on iron, as more plankton are taking in the iron they are able to process the carbon dioxide.