Not only that…but if you through a glacier that size into the ocean…it’s going to cool a lot of water. And that cold water is going to circulate, dropping air temps and ocean temps. This will result in changed weather patterns and more snow. This will take water out of the system at a pretty good pace.
The net would be almost immeasurable.
Now, if a huge piece of ice “slid” into the oceans at one time, that might cause some “sloshing”….but that’s not what the article was about.
A glacier collapsing happens at a small number of points in time, and is noticeable.The addition of ice to existing glaciers and the formation of new glaciers would happen continuously, and would not be noticeable. Do the alarmists reflect this?
If a glacier collapses and melts, the ice would release the heat of condensation, if I remember my terminology. This would cool the earth (and perhaps accelerate the formation of more ice.)
Colder water would evaporate less. Whether this offsets Vermont Lt’s changed weather patterns is beyond me.