Collapse of Western Antarctic ice sheet

[erifpsiW]

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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[Blake1]

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

Oh some of it is on land? Hah, I figured it was all at sea by now.

[Char]

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.

Okay, what? Glaciers are not totally in the water. If the part that was under the water melted while the top magically floated, the water level would not change. But there's also the part on top that is not in the water, so that would raise the sea level.
And besides, if the water gets warmer, it undergoes thermal expansion.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNgqv4yVyDw
I think that video explains this better than I can. The first 9 minutes or so explain why ice melt causes sea level rise, I think.

[Candy Apple]

LA wont even be touched. The beach will be a bit smaller but other than that most of it is at least 15 feet above sea level.

Jacksonville is far from the beaches so that's good

Florida Keys will be the only sad disappearance along with NY

[Blake1]

Okay, what? Glaciers are not totally in the water. If the part that was under the water melted while the top magically floated, the water level would not change. But there's also the part on top that is not in the water, so that would raise the sea level.
And besides, if the water gets warmer, it undergoes thermal expansion.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNgqv4yVyDw
I think that video explains this better than I can. The first 9 minutes or so explain why ice melt causes sea level rise, I think.

so you're saying climate change is real? HA that's the pettiest argument I've heard all day. There's no scientific evidence for climate change at all, it's just a bunch of people going insane and the media picking it up and spreading it faster than a wildfire. Come back with that video when there's proof that global warming is real.

[TheBlueHobo]

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

Wait im gonna drown?

I live in California, I can't even figure out what the hell will happen here. There are a ton of mountains that surround the valley

will i die, will my city disappear, will i forever be lost, will i be remembered?
these questions still remain

[Dino5678]

I live in south texas, I can't even figure out what the hell will happen here. There are a ton of hills in South Texas that come with Mexico too, and are close to the ocean.

will i die, will my city disappear, will i forever be lost, will i be remembered?
these questions still remain

[erifpsiW]

I live in south texas, I can't even figure out what the hell will happen here. There are a ton of hills in South Texas that come with Mexico too, and are close to the ocean.

will i die, will my city disappear, will i forever be lost, will i be remembered?
these questions still remain

Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
No.

[Swat 3]

Hopefully people look at this and say, "I guess global warming isn't a myth that tons of scientist already loving agree on!"

[Acerblock]

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.

Um, no it's not. The ice will melt and add to the water level. Are you serious with this statement, because this is common sense.

so you're saying climate change is real? HA that's the pettiest argument I've heard all day. There's no scientific evidence for climate change at all, it's just a bunch of people going insane and the media picking it up and spreading it faster than a wildfire. Come back with that video when there's proof that global warming is real.

ok
http://climate.nasa.gov/evidence

[Dino5678]

Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
No.

brb

[Blake1]

Um, no it's not. The ice will melt and add to the water level. Are you serious with this statement, because this is common sense.

Obviously you need to get your facts straight. The only water that is going to get added is any ice that falls into the ocean, the current ice that is already in the ocean is NOT going to increase the water level.
Sources: Myself
https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081204231336AAoCxYY
https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=1006032302563
http://chemistry.about.com/u/sty/chemistryarticles/Hot-Chemistry-Topics/Can-Melting-Ice-Overflow-a-Glass-of-Water.htm

[Acerblock]

Obviously you need to get your facts straight. The only water that is going to get added is any ice that falls into the ocean, the current ice that is already in the ocean is NOT going to increase the water level.
Sources: Myself
https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081204231336AAoCxYY
https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=1006032302563
http://chemistry.about.com/u/sty/chemistryarticles/Hot-Chemistry-Topics/Can-Melting-Ice-Overflow-a-Glass-of-Water.htm

https://nsidc.org/news/newsroom/20050801_floatingice.html

The common misconception that floating ice won’t increase sea level when it melts occurs because the difference in density between fresh water and salt water is not taken into consideration. Archimedes’ Principle states that an object immersed in a fluid is buoyed up by a force equal to the weight of the fluid it displaces. However, Noerdlinger notes that because freshwater is not as dense as saltwater, freshwater actually has greater volume than an equivalent weight of saltwater. Thus, when freshwater ice melts in the ocean, it contributes a greater volume of melt water than it originally displaced.

[erifpsiW]

Obviously you need to get your facts straight. The only water that is going to get added is any ice that falls into the ocean, the current ice that is already in the ocean is NOT going to increase the water level.
Sources: Myself
https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081204231336AAoCxYY
https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=1006032302563
http://chemistry.about.com/u/sty/chemistryarticles/Hot-Chemistry-Topics/Can-Melting-Ice-Overflow-a-Glass-of-Water.htm

omg he got u gud

[TheBlueHobo]

http://www.kcet.org/news/redefine/rewild/aquatic/goodbye-stockton-antarctic-glaciers-irreversible-loss-means-10-foot-sea-level-rise.html
Its time to die california