Melting glaciers raise sea levels


	Melting glaciers raise sea levels

kkcapricorn

7-20-2007 4:52 PM

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global warming, glaciers, ice caps, sea levels

kkcapricorn says:

The Earth Mother continues to react to "human" disrespect & abuse.
We are the "fleas" to be removed.

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Contrary to common belief, melting glaciers due to global warming contribute more to the rising sea level than the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets, researchers said Thursday in a study.
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Glaciers and ice caps account for 60 percent of the meltwater that flows into the oceans, which has been speeding up over the past 10 years from global warming,</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070719/ts_alt_afp/usenvironmentscience">glaciers and ice caps drop into the oceans 417 cubic kilometers (100 cubic miles) of ice each year, equal to the volume of <SPAN id="lw_1184889110_0">Lake Erie</SPAN>, one of the five <SPAN id="lw_1184889110_1">Great Lakes</SPAN> of the <SPAN id="lw_1184889110_2">United States</SPAN>.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070719/ts_alt_afp/usenvironmentscience">
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