On Feb 9, 11:16 pm, James Annan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Maybe someone with better background can tell us how much of these past
> sea level rises was due to changes in Greenland and Antarctica? Not that
> it _proves_ anything, but it seems more relevant than the overall total.
None of the sea level rise was due to the melting of the Greenland or
Antarctic ice sheets. Because of the height of their surfaces, the
temperature there has been too low for these ice sheets to melt. This
has now changed and the Greenland ice sheet is melting. The increased
sea level may cause the Antarctic ice shelves to calve faster, by
breaking them off.
>
> You could say that the market system _is_ dealing with it, albeit
> perhaps not in the way you would choose were you king of the world.
You could say pigs fly, but you would also be wrong.
> Would you shut down international travel (of birds?),
No, the international transport of people, and turkeys from Hungary.
They do not fly under their own propulsion.
Anyway, casting my pearls of wisdom here is a bit of a waste of time.
Cheers, Alastair.
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