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Originally Posted by zico20
All the ice on the planet can melt and it won't raise sea levels but a couple of inches, if that. All these projections are nothing more than scare tactics.
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If all the ice covering Antarctica, Greenland, and in mountain glaciers around the world were to melt, sea level would rise about 70 meters (230 feet). The ocean would cover all the coastal cities. And land area would shrink significantly. But many cities, such as Denver, would survive.
Somehow you think earth science is in the infancy of its life. You don't think we could calculate the volume of water if the ice caps melted?
The entirety of the polar ice caps completely melting is small. But suppose half of them melted. It would still be a disaster. The point is, let's not find out what the world would look like with severe melting.
I don't know where you get your information, but you might need to find a better source.
