“...could potentially raise the sea level by nearly 16 feet...”
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I want to see their math.
Glaciers are racist.
Yes, what are cubic miles of ice vs cubic miles of ocean. Sixteen feet rise in sea level, yeah sure. Sorry, I don’t see the word “sucker” stamped on my forehead.
Here’s some cocktail napkin math.
“As large as Florida...” might clock in at about 1/ 1000th of the land mass on earth...probably less..
Ocean mass beats land mass 70/30 so a Florida sized glacier falling into the ocean would amount to little more than a blip. This assumes the Thwaites glacier currently sits on land rather than a portion floating in water currently.
The thickness and density seems another issue since warmth from the earths core appears to be melting ice from below. How much remains ?
The math will be revealed when the west contributes another 3 trillion dollars for climate change.