If it melted, it wouldn't raise sea level although it would have other effects on the world's climate. Antarctica is so cold that even the worst possible warming isn't likely to melt its ice for centuries, if ever. Still, there are concerns about what could happen to the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. Interactive graphic explains West Antarctic Ice Sheet See how slow buildup of snow creates a moving ice sheet. Major sea level rise from Antarctic ice melting is unlikely soon Summary of Global Change 1995 report by international panel Greenland's ice could melt before West Antarctica's Study finds Greenland's ice caused most sea-level rise in distant past.
Scientists say bergs are a part of the natural cycle.
Interactive graphic shows contributors to possible sea level rise Thermal expansion of water would do most to push up water levels. Warming didn't start ice sheet's melting Eventual collapse could be part of an on-going natural cycle. Some of Antarctica's small ice shelves are melting Antarctic Peninsula seems to be warming, unlike rest of the Continent. Antarctica's volcanoes aren't melting the ice There could be one under Ice Sheet, but it's small to warm much ice. Even if the globe warms, Antarctic will stay cold for a long time.