"melting of the boreal ice pack does not affect sea level"

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alcaray — 4/1/2013 6:01:37 PM (archived)

It does not affect seal level directly. But ice has a much higher albedo than water. Less ice = more warming = less ice everywhere = higher sea levels (ignoring the complication of warmer air being able to hold more water vapor).

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NSIDC opens new web site. - ER - 4/1/2013 4:27:41 PM
- "The Greenland ice sheet will survive global warming" - RobVG - 4/2/2013 3:13:47 AM
  - I don't doubt it will. - ER - 4/2/2013 5:24:43 AM
    - I see - RobVG - 4/2/2013 2:32:13 PM
      - Flooding is the least of our problems. - ER - 4/2/2013 4:20:04 PM
        
        Certainly not the most immediate. - bowser - 4/3/2013 4:44:36 PM
        
        Every country will suffer in our interdependent global economy. - ER - 4/3/2013 8:47:54 PM
- "melting of the boreal ice pack does not affect sea level" - alcaray - 4/1/2013 6:01:37 PM
  - That is correct. - ER - 4/1/2013 8:04:11 PM

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