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Old 03-31-2016, 01:11 PM
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Thumbs down Ice melt could make seas rise 6 feet by 2100, study says

Ice melt could make seas rise 6 feet by 2100, study says

http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/31/tech/s...ice/index.html

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If the polar ice cap were to break away from Greenland, it might move its center to align with Earth's axis of rotation and rotate with a 'face' toward the moon . . . more likely though, it would wander over to the continents . . . maybe Russia, Canada or Alaska . . . or try to pass through toward the United Kingdom and Europe via Svalbard, . . . I wonder how far inland Godzillaberg could drive an edge of itself? Data from the web say ocean currents are around .25km/h or about three inches per second in the Artic Ocean. Hanging out on a Northern Alaska beach . . . not too fast . . . but fast enough to be annoying.

If there is ice in your glass of water, its temperature is about 32 °F but when the ice is gone, the temperature is free to rise . . . so too, the Northern Hemisphere.
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