Error - 03/29/07 01:24 PM
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It can't be 70 meters. If the sheet has an area of a million square kilometers and is one kilometer thick (I think it's less than that), then sea levels would rise by 2.8 meters. So, I think it is more like 70 cm. You need to melt all the ice in Antarctica to get 60 meters sea level rise.
It can't be 70 meters. If the sheet has an area of a million square kilometers and is one kilometer thick (I think it's less than that), then sea levels would rise by 2.8 meters. So, I think it is more like 70 cm. You need to melt all the ice in Antarctica to get 60 meters sea level rise.