Madigan, > The only way melting ice can increase the sea levels > is if that ice sits on land.
Exactly. That is why the melting glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica are the cause of the sea level rise that is being projected. The ice on Antarctica sits primarily on the continental land mass, is 2 miles thick, and covers an area close to the size of the North American continent. That's a lot of ice. Enough to raise the sea levels by FEET, not just inches. The projection is 20 feet for Antarctica, and 20 more feet for Greenland. And since the ice is fresh water and not salt water, it can change the salination levels in the places where the new fresh water will flow into the oceans. Kristyne _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
