Re: Only nuclear power can now halt global warming

[Bernard Cohen <blc+@PITT.EDU>]

    The Greenland ice sheet is over solid land, not floating in ocean water



Riely, Brian P. wrote:



>In the reference article, it states:

>"...the melting of the Greenland ice sheet, which will raise global sea levels significantly..."

>

> On a simplistic level, when a chuck of ice that is floating in a glass of water melts, the water level does not rise; so, why would the melting of the Greenland ice sheet cause sea levels to rise significantly everywhere.

>  

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