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Maqqa wrote on Dec 31 st, 2012 at 11:12am: progressiveslol wrote on Dec 31 st, 2012 at 9:40am: MOTR wrote on Dec 31 st, 2012 at 9:37am: FRED. wrote on Dec 31 st, 2012 at 9:17am: progressiveslol wrote on Dec 31 st, 2012 at 9:14am: MOTR wrote on Dec 31 st, 2012 at 9:12am: As long as it sounds sophisticated and appears to create doubt about warming or an anthropogenic forcing, progs will paste it.
Yeh thats a good rebuttal. So tell us all how ice floating on water and melting, changes the water level. Would love to hear this new scientific evidence. Don't put ICE in your drink when it melts it flows all over the bar  Looks like you've got a buddy, progs. If you read what the scientists are saying you'll find this particular analogy doesn't fit the situation. Never does follow science or laws of physics does it. Interesting isn't it? The alarmists are saying that global warming cause the polar ice caps to melt - therefore sea level will rise but if melting ice does not overflow the glass then how does that increase sea level? if you filled a cup to 7/10 full and freeze it - chances are the resulting ice would reach nearer to the rim of the cup. Lets say its now 9/10 of the cup If we melt it sitting inside the same cup - does it go down to 7/10?
If so - would this then translate into the real world where melting ice actually reduce sea level rather than increasing it? The level of the world's oceans will rise. But this is not the real problem, the problem is that these white ice caps reflect sunlight, much of which is reflected back into space, in turn cooling earth, but with the ice caps melting, the only reflector is the ocean, darker color absorbs sunlight causing further warming of the earth which can be up to 80 °C which is fatal and can cause extinction of all living organisms. If all the ice melted, north and south pole, Antarctica, Greenland, and all, sea levels would rise between 175 and 225 feet. Coastal areas would essentially disappear, and roughly a third of the earth's existing landmass would be submerged. it is estimated that 60% of the world's population lives in the coastal plains. Many inland areas would be affected as well, as water tables, rivers, and lakes would all rise from their previous heights. The melting of the north polar cap would not appreciably increase the volume of water in the oceans, since the north polar cap is resting on the water and not on the land. It would decrease the salinity of the oceans, however, and this would cause some serious problems. The melting of the south polar cap, which rests on the continent of Antarctica, would add a great deal of water to the oceans and help to raise sea level, as well as contributing to lower salinity. The melting of the glaciers of Greenland would also significantly raise sea level. When the whole North Pole is melted, the water will rise not at all, because floating ice doesn't change sea level, but when Greenland and Antarctica melt it may raise sea levels around 7 or 8 metres. This will flood sea countries like the Netherlands so that half of the Netherlands will disappear under the sea level. The sea levels will start to rise If the ice-caps melt the ecosystem will go out of balance Temperature will get hotter in the coldest places in the world. Link - http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_will_happen_if_ice_caps_melt============================ You're exposing yourself, AGAIN!
Or, at least, you're exposing your lack of knowledge!
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