re: Safeguards around ‘Doomsday Glacier’ could collapse within 5 years, scientists warn

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You have the numbers. Figure it out

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You do it calculatorman.

Remember though it isn’t that simple. All over the world where land meets water, it isn’t a perpendicular angle like a swimming pool. The land most often slopes up out of the water. So for every increment of vertical rise in water, the global surface area of the water increases. Unless you assume an average global angle between water and land (and also choose to neglect the volumes that will be held in existing depressions in land that will be covered), the calculations would take a lot more data and math

It's over 10,000 ft deep in some places.

When speaking in terms of volume, saying “the size of Florida” is pretty unscientific.

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I’m no glacier expert myself, but isnt most of the volume of a glacier already underwater?

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Well, considering glaciers are on land, no most of it is not underwater.

You were, however, correct in your statement that you are no glacier expert.

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considering glaciers are on land, no most of it is not underwater

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The ice sheets that "calf" icebergs are indeed already in water.

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Both cities placed so high because they were happy they weren’t Morgan City.

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MC has Tampico, Castalano's, Stazione, Rita Mae's and Danny's

2 feet rise globally... possibly 10 feet if all the dominos fall.... and they wonder why no one takes this shite seriously?

I predict in 40 years we will still be using the exact same public boat launches along the Gulf Coast that your grandfathers and your dads used.

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conservatives/Christians/straight white ppl

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This is the enemy of the state.

Hell Yes!!!

The Northshore...about to become the Southshore.




In all fairness, "Scientists" have been wrong about this every time. But research grants don't fund themselves, so bring on the chaos and doom and gloom.