3 ms·I suppose time to panic will be when ice caps start melting. Wait a minute, did that already happen?by neverminder 14y agoI suppose time to panic will be when ice caps start melting. Wait a minute, did that already happen?jonsen 14y agoYes it did. Many times. Each spring they start melting.locopati 14y agoPerhaps the previous poster meant melting to open water, which is a recent phenomenon.