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Exactly. I've had this discussion many times w.r.t. global warming, and am amazed so many people, including scientists, just don't get it. The level the seas
by nationcrafting 13y ago
Exactly.
I've had this discussion many times w.r.t. global warming, and am amazed so many people, including scientists, just don't get it. The level the seas would rise is not so much dependent on floating ice (north pole) since the displacement is exactly the same, but on ice that was on top of land (e.g. Greenland, Antarctica, etc.).
- pja 13y agoAbsolutely, although it's worth noting that loss of floating polar ice will change the albedo of the earth, so there's a positive feedback loop there that may result in further warming & consequent melting of land-based ice elsewhere. So melting of the floating polar ice will not directly result in raised sea levels, but 2nd round effects of the melt might do so.
- rimantas 13y agoI don't see any clouds in your picture.
- james1071 13y agoThe way to understand this, for me at least, is to think of the hole left by the ice cube and to fill it with water from the melted ice cube. That makes it much more concrete.
- DanBC 13y agoWhat about the densities of salt sea water and frshwater iceburgs?