talk.environment

On Sep 12, 12:58 pm, "Jerry Okamura"
wrote:
> "Rick Merrill" wrote in message
>
> news:x72dnYHa_O_7oXrbnZ2dnUVZ_s7inZ2d@comcast.com...
>
> > Jerry Okamura wrote:
> >> I would think that scientist should be able to easily figure out what the
> >> maximum rise in sea levels would be. All you would need to know is how
> >> much snow and ice exists. "If" all of that melts, that would tell you
> >> the maximum rise in sea levels, substracting that water that would never
> >> reach the sea.
>
> > Remember it is only ice that is now supported by LAND that will raise sea
> > level. Ice that floats has already displaced its weight.
>
> Well, first of all there is a "lot" of ice and snow on land. So my position
> stands, scientist "should be" able to tell us what the maximum sea level
> rise will be.

There's a chart at the following web page that says the maximum rise
would be 80.32 m (263 feet).
http://www.sciencemaster.com/jump/earth/sea_level.php

Looking at the bright side for Republicans, this would probably flood
Edward Kennedy's house at Nantucket Sound . . .

Unfortunately for U.S. citizens, though, it wouldn't flood all of
Washington, DC, which has an elevation ranging from 25 to 420 feet :-)