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Arctic Sea Level Falling?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the hollow-earth-explains-all dept.

HRH King Lerxst with a link to BBC News' report that "Arctic sea level has been falling by a little over 2mm a year — a movement that sets the region against the global trend of rising waters. ... It is well known that the world's oceans do not share a uniform height; but even so, the scientists are somewhat puzzled by their results."

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  1. What? by MrSquirrel · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...What?... I was THIRSTY, okay?

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  2. Re:Could Be A Number Of Things by Dr.+Hok · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Take a glass, fill it with ice cubes, and add water until it is just about to spill over. Then wait. As the ice melts, the water level in the glass decreases.

    This occurs because the ice is less dense than the water.

    Nope. The ice cubes will rise a bit out of the water because they're lighter than water. They rise until they replace exactly the volume of water they'd have once molten.

    So while they melt, the water level stays exactly the same (modulo influences of salt and temperature).

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  3. Re:Could Be A Number Of Things by EatHam · · Score: 5, Funny

    This occurs because the ice is less dense than the water.

    It occurs because of either witchcraft or Jesus' love, not your "density".