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Old 01-23-2007, 09:52 PM  
pocketkangaroo
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Originally Posted by Pleasurepays View Post
dude... seriously... you should stop.

melting ice obviously requires a temperature above freezing. thats hardly the same thing as making a wrong argument that "heated sea water" can eventually increase in volume to offset the difference between the density of fresh water ice and density of sea water to result in a positive net change in sea levels.

fresh water is at its maximum density at just above freezing anyway, i believe. salt water depends on salinity
It's called thermal expansion. It's agreed upon by virtually every major scientist in the world. When the planet increases in temperature, water expands, the sea levels rise. I don't know of any scientist in the world that doesn't believe that. The argument is whether humans are causing the rise in temperatures or whether it's a natural progression of the planet.
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