Melting ice is slowing Earth's spin, shifting its axis and influencing its core
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#3But has there actually been sea level rise? If the ice is melting where is the water?
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#5Is that as scary as it sounds?
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#6But has there actually been sea level rise? If the ice is melting where is the water?
Yes. Have a look at e.g. https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/...
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#7But has there actually been sea level rise? If the ice is melting where is the water?
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#8Is that as scary as it sounds?
Probably not.
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#9Is that as scary as it sounds?
We can measure tiny increments of time to see really small effects on the Earth; it's a testament to how good a lot of our instruments are really.
What's scary to me is that the carbon content of the very air we breathe has increased by a third since the time when my mother was a child. That's hardly a small thing.
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Hmmm I did not realize conservation of momentum was absolute hogwash. News to me.