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To: Brad from Tennessee

10 foot rise in the seas?
Is there anybody who can calculate how big a volume of ice/snow/glacier would have to melt to raise the oceans 10 feet? They reduce in volume by a large percent.
The oceans cover 70% of the Earth’s surface.
Who can calculate it?


32 posted on 05/13/2014 3:49:25 PM PDT by I want the USA back (Media: completely irresponsible. Complicit in the destruction of this country.)
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To: I want the USA back

Melting Ice does not make the volume increase!

Try this, Place a pitcher of ice water on the table with the ice floating on the surface the the water to the brim and let it melt.

The floating ice exactly displaces the amount of water equal in weight to that of the ice. As the ice melts, its water replaces the exact same volume as the part that is underwater when it’s floating.

Ice is less dense than water so when it melts it will result in a steady or lower water level not increase it.

These charlatans are preying on the public’s ignorance.


38 posted on 05/13/2014 4:15:25 PM PDT by boilerfan (Hoosier born, Boilermaker educated!)
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