Okay. Something most people don’t understand about rising water levels. It does not function the way the left says it does.
Water displacement is the name of the game. Arctic ice is mostly Sea Water/Salt Water...so, it’s already in salt water. The water is already displaced by the density of ice, even if it melts. Water levels will not rise. You can try it at home too!!
Take a glass of water, through in ice cubes till it’s near the top. Let it melt. I bet you it won’t overflow. This is because the ice will displace the same volume of water in either solid or a liquid state.
You have it opposite. Ice displaces more water as it is less dense but occupies more volume solidified, making melting salt water not much of an issue. Additionally, the amount of frozen fresh water is trapped in glacial ice in mountainous regions. This ice flows during spring thaws with the majority filling rivers, lakes, and evaporation...also that water from rivers and lakes also continually evaporates. The amount of ice from fresh sources is negligible compared to frozen salt water.
I think the idea is that if all the ice currently sitting on land were to melt and dribble into the ocean, that would be enough for it to rise. I don't buy it, though. With less ice, less light is reflected -> more warming -> more rain/snow -> back to square one.
The flaw in your argument is accounting for the ice above the sea level - in the south, that's most of the ice. If it melted (it's not), it would raise the sea levels. And, the percentage of the ice above sea level in the north is above water, too - so melting it would raise the sea levels. (it's not).
On paper, if all of the sea ice melted, we would see the sea levels rise. But they're not, other than the cyclic thaw and refreeze that happens every year. And, going by the sun, the earth is entering a cooling phase.
Okay. Something most people don’t understand about rising water levels. It does not function the way the left says it does.
Water displacement is the name of the game. Arctic ice is mostly Sea Water/Salt Water...so, it’s already in salt water. The water is already displaced by the density of ice, even if it melts. Water levels will not rise. You can try it at home too!!
Take a glass of water, through in ice cubes till it’s near the top. Let it melt. I bet you it won’t overflow. This is because the ice will displace the same volume of water in either solid or a liquid state.
Ice displaces more water in a solid state.
Except your theory doesn’t account for water ice not located in the ocean.
Theory? I’d call it physics.
You have it opposite. Ice displaces more water as it is less dense but occupies more volume solidified, making melting salt water not much of an issue. Additionally, the amount of frozen fresh water is trapped in glacial ice in mountainous regions. This ice flows during spring thaws with the majority filling rivers, lakes, and evaporation...also that water from rivers and lakes also continually evaporates. The amount of ice from fresh sources is negligible compared to frozen salt water.
I think the idea is that if all the ice currently sitting on land were to melt and dribble into the ocean, that would be enough for it to rise. I don't buy it, though. With less ice, less light is reflected -> more warming -> more rain/snow -> back to square one.
Ah gotcha! I get what he’s saying now!
Yes this is the one remaining point to account for.
The flaw in your argument is accounting for the ice above the sea level - in the south, that's most of the ice. If it melted (it's not), it would raise the sea levels. And, the percentage of the ice above sea level in the north is above water, too - so melting it would raise the sea levels. (it's not).
On paper, if all of the sea ice melted, we would see the sea levels rise. But they're not, other than the cyclic thaw and refreeze that happens every year. And, going by the sun, the earth is entering a cooling phase.
You liar! Listen to the scientists! Oh wait, you're right...But the POLAR BEARS! Reeeeeeee