>>If that's the definitive answer then problem solved. So what you're saying is:
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"If the ice caps melt the sea level won't rise"?
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>It won't rise or sink, if you make the very unrealistic assumption that all the melting ice was floating on the sea in the first place.
Like I said, factor out the land-based ice. Now, if you really wanna scare me, Hilmar, and you know how much water is locked up in land-based ice, hit me with the amount of extra volume that would be introduced to the sea if all of it melts.
:-)
Cheers
Terry
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