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Wounded Bear

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9. You have to consider the land ice on Greenland and Antarctica...

Reply to HooptieWagon (Reply #7)

Mon Jun 25, 2012, 11:33 PM

Jun 2012

If they melt and flow into the sea, it would raise ocean levels several meters.

Also the glaciers (as you mentioned), particularly in the Himalayas and Tibet.

Floating ice does not raise ocean levels, but any land based ice will.

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Sea Levels Rising Fast on U.S. East Coast - NationalGeographic [View all] WillyT Jun 2012 OP

Seems odd it's higher in one place than another. Colder and denser? More shallower seabed? freshwest Jun 2012 #1

Ma's hitting the worst offenders? RobertEarl Jun 2012 #2

So you think the colder water, which comes off the iceberges melting in Greenland, that are less... freshwest Jun 2012 #3

Fresh water from ice melt RobertEarl Jun 2012 #4

Thanks that is so interesting. Yes, the insurance companies and a lot of people are on it. freshwest Jun 2012 #5

Meanwhile, in North Carolina.... WorseBeforeBetter Jun 2012 #6

OK, several misconceptions here. HooptieWagon Jun 2012 #7

So If I Understand You Correctly... WillyT Jun 2012 #8

If you fill the tub to the brim, and climb in, HooptieWagon Jun 2012 #10

Well... I Was Trying To Be Ironic... WillyT Jun 2012 #11

You have to consider the land ice on Greenland and Antarctica... Wounded Bear Jun 2012 #9

Yes, any ice or snow on land is the threat... HooptieWagon Jun 2012 #12

Coastal erosion? cherokeeprogressive Jun 2012 #13

That's Some SERIOUS Coastal Erosion WillyT Jun 2012 #14

Yeah, time has a way of changing things... cherokeeprogressive Jun 2012 #16

Sweet... Glassunion Jun 2012 #15