Table 1. Estimated potential maximum sea-level rise from the total melting of present-day glaciers.
[km3, cubic kilometers; m, meters]
|
| Location |
Volume
(km3) |
Potential sea-level rise,
(m) |
| East Antarctic ice sheet |
26,039,200
|
64.80
|
| West Antarctic ice sheet |
3,262,000
|
8.06
|
| Antarctic Peninsula |
227,100
|
.46
|
| Greenland |
2,620,000
|
6.55
|
| All other ice caps, ice fields, and valley glaciers |
180,000
|
.45
|
| Total |
32,328,300
|
80.32
|
|
|
Only a 260 ft rise? Piece of cake with the right kind of canoes.
ReplyDeleteHow much will thermal expansion cause?
ReplyDeleteI was wondering about that, too. But I think that 80 meters are more than enough even without considering thermal expansion
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