Thanks for the responses. I was more interested if there had actually been an acknowledgement from a scientific study about how "creating" water could be affecting our weather/whatever.
I realize there are a lot more pressing issues to take care of and that if the ocean rises a couple feet in the next 100 years, we're humans, we'll adapt.
Quote:
"So the argument has always been that the warming trend melts the ice and makes the ocean rise."
you did not specify glacier
but
shall we address that as well
yes
we shall
when and IF glaciers on land masses move or melt , the land under where the former glacier was
rises as in goes up relative to where it used to be with the ice on top
because the weight on it has been removed
think on that for a moment and then
tell me how that can result in
" rising sea level "
remember also
equal and opposite re action , something else shifted down as well
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I think your physics are a little off. Yes the ground would rise as the load is lifted, but how much? Can you quantify that? If not, then how can you possibly say that it matters? Even if a 1 cubic mile glacier melted and the ground under it raised 50ft, it displaced AIR, not WATER. Unlike water, dirt is compressible.