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There is also a theory that the gravity made by the icecaps attracts water north and south. After melting, Sweden would see the water go down by 8 meters, the m
by eastbound 1y ago
There is also a theory that the gravity made by the icecaps attracts water north and south. After melting, Sweden would see the water go down by 8 meters, the median point would be the south of England, and oceans would rise twice more around the equator.
- OJFord 1y agoAs we've already observed sea level rising, wouldn't we have also already observed it falling in Sweden (and rising faster around the equator) if that were the case?
- pixl97 1y agoWell you also have to take isostatic rebound into account when attempting to calculate this as the crust where the glaciers were is still rising. https://www.antarcticglaciers.org/glaciers-and-climate/sea-level-rise-2/recovering-from-an-ice-age/#SECTION_3 https://www.antarcticglaciers.org/glaciers-and-climate/sea-l...
- eastbound 1y agoWe absolutely have. Remember NYC was supposed to be underwater by 2000. That’s probably because of counter forces like this one. This, or the prediction was a scientific mistake. They happen, too.
- DonHopkins 1y ago[flagged]