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Ice-Free Summers Coming To Arctic
rocketjam writes "CNET reports that researchers from the University of Arizona and other universities have concluded that the Arctic will likely see ice-free summers within a century due to the increasing rate of global warming. The melting will raise ocean levels worldwide, flooding coastal areas where a substantial proportion of the world's population live. The increasing rate of ice melt is already having an impact on people and animals in the Arctic. Currently, researchers cannot foresee any natural forces that will counteract the trend."
Yeah, that was my point. Learn to follow a thread before you insult somebody's reading skills. The grandparent was suggesting (humorously, I believe) that the part of the ice that remains above the waterline would contribute to the water level rising. As you pointed out, that's completely wrong. And yet a ton of people around here don't seem to grasp that, and apparently some of these people have mod points. Hence, I suggested people mod down the grandparent.
Ok, do you have the picture now?