Greenland Ice Sheet could cause sea levels to rise by 20in by 2100
The calculations are based on a reconstruction of central-north Greenland temperatures from 1100 to 2011 undertaken by experts from the Alfred Wegener Institute.
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Five questions immediately came to mind;
1. How does melting ice ADD water volume, thereby increasing mass? Every glass I've ever put ice in has a lower level once the ice melts. And yes I know it is melting off the land.....but to raise the whole earth's sea level by 20" is just complete BS. You're talking about roughly 140 million sq miles. of surface area.
2. So warmer than when vineyards were growing there?
3. Warmer than the when settlements existed, evidenced by the ruins of said settlements which become exposed as the ice continues to melt & reveal them?
4. They found that, on average, the reconstructed temperature for 2001–2011 was 3°F (1.7°C) warmer than the period 1961–1990 and 2.7°F (1.5°C) warmer than the 20th century as a whole. hat is a "reconstructed temperature" ha it been subjected to the scientific method & the methodology shared for research repeatability?
5. Why can't the melting be caused by thermal activity from the ground?
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