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Fortunately, sea ice does not contribute much to the sea level because it displaces about the same volume it will add when melted.
by spacehacker 10y ago
Fortunately, sea ice does not contribute much to the sea level because it displaces about the same volume it will add when melted.
- dharma1 10y agoYep, but it does have other negative effects. https://www.carbonbrief.org/five-reasons-why-the-speed-of-arctic-sea-ice-loss-matters https://www.carbonbrief.org/five-reasons-why-the-speed-of-ar...
- saosebastiao 10y agoAlbedo is a measure of how well the earth’s surface reflects sunlight. Snow-covered sea ice has a high albedo and reflects 85 per cent of sunlight. But the open water revealed as ice melts is darker and absorbs more – reflecting just seven per cent. Yep, that's terrifying.
- wiredfool 10y agoBut sea ice has an albedo affect. Dark seas absorb more heat.
- flukus 10y agoDepends on where it's coming from. Some of those increases are because of on land glaciers thinning and spreading over the ocean.