I'm BlindColor and I from Italy so my English isn't very good. Anyway I think I'm able to explain why the melting will not add to the sea-level: The most part of the SOUTH-Pole's ice lie on dry land and not in water, so a possible melting of the South-Pole's ice will increase the sea level Contrairly, the ice of North-Pole already float on the ocean's water and so is already part of the ocean. To prove this I've done a simple experiment that maybe done again by you: put in a glass some ice and some pieces of ice, next mark the level of the water. Wait until the ice is melted and compare the actual water level with the other signed with the mark. They're equal, are not?
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I'm BlindColor and I from Italy so my English isn't very good. Anyway I think I'm able to explain why the melting will not add to the sea-level:
The most part of the SOUTH-Pole's ice lie
on dry land and not in water, so a possible melting of the South-Pole's ice will increase the sea level
Contrairly, the ice of North-Pole already float on the ocean's water and so is already part of the ocean.
To prove this I've done a simple experiment that maybe done again by you:
put in a glass some ice and some pieces of ice, next mark the level of the water. Wait until the ice is melted and compare the actual water level with the other signed with the mark. They're equal, are not?