Not only that, but I think the whole idea here is just plain wrong. From the article: > this gravitational attraction that the ice sheet exerts on the surround

Not only that, but I think the whole idea here is just plain wrong. From the article: > this gravitational attraction that the ice sheet exerts on the surrounding water diminishes. As a consequence, water migrates away from the ice sheet. When an ice sheet melts, it doesn't create a void in its place. What was once ice becomes liquid water. That liquid water actually has a slightly higher density than it had when in ice form, but it will occupy slightly less volume in the ocean. Mass is conserved, and the net effect in terms of gravity is essentially zero. If anything, you'd have slightly higher local gravity in that part of the ocean (due to a higher concentration of liquid water vs ice), but again, zero net change looking at the entire ocean.