When sea levels attack! (cool infographic, bro)

Not saying anything about that chart but if an arctic ice sheet melts it will do nothing to the sea level as the ice alread displaces the water just by sitting on top of it.

Now clearly any ice sheet that is over a land mass is different.

DD

 

Who cares?

Signed,

the Aztecs

 

Ya - that must be a typo. The west antarctic ice sheet is a viable problem - it has been detiorating for decades. Although IIRC the largest ocean rise I've seen accredited to it is ~5 m, not 6.

 

Fixed :grin:

 

Whew! Houston's not on there. I guess we're okay!

 

I'm calling later today to inquire about renting an apartment in that tall building in Taiwan.

 

i'm building an ark

 

"melt water from sea ice and floating ice shelves could add 2.6% more water to the ocean than the water displaced by the ice, or the equivalent of approximately 4 centimeters (1.57 inches) of sea-level rise."

http://www.physorg.com/news5619.html

 

well looks like i am gonna move to taiwan thanks for the heads up Xerobull



how is new orleans so high on that chart?

 

F**kin' A!

 

You'd think New Orleans would be first on that list.

 

I don't get it. Unless they are talking about all of NOLA but they break up London and NYC. Parts of NOLA are already under sea level.