Re: If Ross Ice Shelf melts, the Sea Level will rise by 15feet

Posted by bobbapink on Jul 08, 2002 at 19:08
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Re: If Ross Ice Shelf melts, the Sea Level will rise by 15feet (Mike Kremer)

from link one:

"Ice Shelves are permanent floating ice sheets..."

If they are floating then their melting will not raise sea level even an inch. Of course, one could speculate that a break in an ice shelf could more easily allow land-locked ice to make it to the sea which could raise sea levels. One could also speculate how nasty an astroid strike would be. But, it's really moot since, IIRC, the Ross ice shelf is thickening with little danger it will break off anytime soon. But you can always hope.


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