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Old 02-07-2020, 12:44 PM   #8379 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by oil pan 4 View Post
I don't see how a slight change in how much of 1.75% of all water on earth being frozen or not being teotwawki.
10% of that is on land, so 0.175% can affect sea level. Of course, warming water causes expansion because warmer things occupy more space. I'm told that is the main driver of sea level rise, not the melting ice.

Will we lose more land due to sea rise, or gain more from what was frozen wasteland?
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