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To: CWOJackson

Melting the floating ice will not raise the level of the water, only make it less salty. Melting in Greenland or Antarctica would be another matter.


5 posted on 05/17/2004 12:00:51 PM PDT by Doctor Stochastic (Vegetabilisch = chaotisch is der Charakter der Modernen. - Friedrich Schlegel)
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To: Doctor Stochastic

Yes, melting the floating ice would make the ocean levels rise, consistent with the volume of water forming the ice that is above water the water level.


7 posted on 05/17/2004 12:04:00 PM PDT by CWOJackson
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