I hope everyone's clear that nothing has been pointed out in the NY Times article that's actually incorrect. The ``offending'' quote is this:
But a host of troubles lie ahead as well. One of the most important consequences of Arctic warming will be increased flows of meltwater and icebergs from glaciers and ice sheets, and thus an accelerated
rise in sea levels,<< threatening coastal areas.
Glaciers and ice sheets are on land, not floating in the water. The concern raised by scientists is that Arctic warming, accelerated by the lower albedo of a smaller ice cap, will melt these, along with the ice cap. The article does say say or imply that the meltwater from the ice cap wil raise the sea levels, even though a careless reading might leave that impression. --Bill Mike Speciner wrote:
The NYTimes is notoriously poor in reporting on any science or technology. I would take all of it with a grain of salt.
--ms
Henry Baker wrote:
That was the point of my original posting -- the NYTimes thought that melting floating ice would raise the water level -- they were obviously wrong. At 04:09 PM 9/29/2005, dasimov@earthlink.net, math-fun wrote:
(So what's the business about floating ice raising water levels when it melts?)
--Dan
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