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A melting glacier does not cause the sea level to rise. I can’t believe people don’t understand this. If you have a cup of ice water and melt the ice, the water
by teh_infallible 2y ago
A melting glacier does not cause the sea level to rise. I can’t believe people don’t understand this. If you have a cup of ice water and melt the ice, the water level stays constant.
- IanCal 2y agoGlaciers form on land though, they're not floating in the sea.
- 6DM 2y agoOne counterpoint, what about when that ice cube is part of a tray of ice that is melting into the cup? My understanding is these glacier sheets are resting on land and sliding into the water. https://www.antarcticglaciers.org/glaciers-and-climate/changing-greenland-ice-sheet/greenland-ice-sheet/ https://www.antarcticglaciers.org/glaciers-and-climate/chang...
- ElFitz 2y agoYou’re confusing glaciers with icebergs.
- nowami 2y agoThis is factored in. The sea level rise comes from ice that is currently sitting on continental shelves, hence why Antarctica is a particular concern.
- melling 2y ago“ warning that the ice sheets on top of Greenland and Antarctica, which collectively store enough water to cause many more meters of global sea level rise, are already past tipping points” The article specifically mentions the ice sheets on land.