Collapse of Western Antarctic ice sheet

[Silreath]

I'm good in Arizona. While we have a city at -80ft, the water needs to cross California first.

I'm in denver, watching you plebeians drown.

[Ad Bot]

[Nonnel]

i can't hear you you're a mile high

[Badger]

how would this lower salt levels

the same way saturation works.

[TDcoolguy300]

I'm good in Arizona. While we have a city at -80ft, the water needs to cross California first.

I live in California, and I doubt it will come even close to where I live here in southern California.

I live in a city 500+ above sea level  and its inland

[Swat 3]

the same way saturation works.

that does not actually lower the amount of salt in the ocean

[Comatose]

bye guys i'm gonna pull a new orleans

[TristanLuigi]

that does not actually lower the amount of salt in the ocean

But it lowers the concentration of salt, which is what matters. Granted, this ice sheet collapsing won't change the salt concentration any time soon.

[ZSNO]

The glaciers that are currently breaking off will only raise the sea level ~4 feet IF they all melted.
The 15 feet comes from in the ENTIRE West Antarctic Ice Sheet melted, a process that would take centuries.

http://www.nasa.gov/jpl/news/antarctic-ice-sheet-20140512/
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/05/140512-thwaites-glacier-melting-collapse-west-antarctica-ice-warming/

I still do hope this makes people realize that we need to fix Global Warming through.

[Tayasaurus]

Global Warming through.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhckuhUxcgA

[Katadeus]

Netherlands lol

[Blake1]

I do not see the problem here. The water level is not going to rise at all, it's already at it's full extent since the ice is already in the water. Grab a bowl, fill it with water and drop an icecube or two. Mark the water level, then come back when the icecubes have melted. The water level is going to be the same.

[TristanLuigi]

I do not see the problem here. The water level is not going to rise at all, it's already at it's full extent since the ice is already in the water. Grab a bowl, fill it with water and drop an icecube or two. Mark the water level, then come back when the icecubes have melted. The water level is going to be the same.

wait
yeah you have a point actually

Plus, ice takes up a higher volume than water, so if anything it should drop, unless a significant portion is above sea level.

[Kearn]

a pretty good portion of it is still trapped on the mainland though (though there's certainly a lot in the water already)

i never understood people who say that if the arctic sea ice melts that everything below the himalayas will drown it doesnt make any sense its already in the freakin water nothings gonna change

[Anybody]

antarctic is a continent larger than europe that's covered with ice guys

[Katadeus]

I do not see the problem here. The water level is not going to rise at all, it's already at it's full extent since the ice is already in the water. Grab a bowl, fill it with water and drop an icecube or two. Mark the water level, then come back when the icecubes have melted. The water level is going to be the same.

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