(0.04–0.06 °C), and the loss of mountain glaciers adds 0.08 °C (0.07–0.09 °C). Since the East Antarctic ice sheet is expected to take a minimum of 10,000 years to disappear entirely even under very high (5-10 degrees) warming, with the maximum impact of around 0.6 degrees. Total loss of the Greenland ice sheet would increase regional temperatures in the Arctic by between 0.5 and 3 degrees, while the regional temperature in Antarctica is likely to go up by 1 degree after the loss of the West Antarctic ice sheet and 2 degrees after the loss of the East Antarctic ice sheet. As land ice melts and causes eustatic sea level rise, it can also potentially induce earthquakes as a result of post-glacial rebound, which further disrupts glaciers and ice shelves. Snowball Earth The runaway ice–albedo feedback was also important for the Snowball Earth. Geological evidence show glaciers near the equator, and models have suggested the ice–albedo feedback played a role. As more ice formed, more of the incoming solar radiation was reflected back into space, causing temperatures on Earth to drop. Whether the Earth was a complete solid snowball (completely frozen over), or a slush ball with a thin equatorial band of water still remains debated, but the ice–albedo feedback mechanism remains important for both cases. Ice–albedo feedback on exoplanets On Earth, the climate is heavily influenced by interactions with solar radiation and feedback processes. One might expect exoplanets around other stars to also experience feedback processes caused by stellar radiation that affect the climate of the world. In modeling the climates of other planets, studies have shown that the ice–albedo feedback is much stronger on terrestrial planets that are orbiting stars (see: stellar classification) that have a high near-ultraviolet radiation. See also Climate change feedback Climate sensitivity Dark Snow Project Polar amplification Polar see-saw – phenomenon where temperature variations at each of Earth's poles may not be in phase Soil carbon feedback References External links Climate change feedbacks Effects of climate change