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Re: Antarctica is losing _land_ ice at an accelerating rate.

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On 11/06/15 14:36, Jeff-Relf.Me wrote:
>
>> > Sea Ice is seasonal, and doesn't affect the sea level.
>> >
>> > ＜＜
>> >    Estimates of recent changes in Antarctic land ice
>> >    (see above) range from losing 100 gigatons/year to
>> >    over 300 gigatons/year.  Because 360 gigatons/year
>> >    represents an annual sea level rise of 1 mm/year,
>> >    recent estimates indicate a contribution of between
>> >    0.27 mm/year and 0.83 mm/year coming from Antarctica.  ＞＞
>>
>> https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/antarctic-sea-ice-reaches-new-record-maximum/
>
> Yes, seasonal sea ice hit a record high.
> Sea ice doesn't affect the sea level.
>
> Most studies (but not all) say melting _land_ ice
> is increasing the sea level.

Go down to the Seattle waterfront and see if the sea level has risen. 
I'm too far away to check the levels.

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  Re: Is Antarctica Losing Ice or Gaining It? jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-11-05 20:00 +0000
    Re: Is Antarctica Losing Ice or Gaining It? Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-11-05 17:02 -0600
      Re: Is Antarctica Losing Ice or Gaining It? jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-11-05 23:22 +0000
  Re: Is Antarctica Losing Ice or Gaining It? Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> - 2015-11-05 15:27 -0800
    there ya go, p.b.s in the 'tudes, again noTthaTguY <abu.kuanysh05@gmail.com> - 2015-11-05 19:29 -0800
    Re: Antarctica is losing land ice at an accelerating rate. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-11-06 11:39 -0700
      Re: Antarctica is losing land ice at an accelerating rate. R Kym Horsell <kym@kymhorsell.com> - 2015-11-06 19:04 +0000
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        Re: Ars Technica's Antarctica study is an outlier. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-11-06 17:02 -0700
    Re: Antarctica is losing land ice at an accelerating rate. GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-11-06 12:34 -0700
      Re: Antarctica is losing land ice at an accelerating rate. Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-11-06 14:47 -0500
      Seas near humans are losing ice. Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2015-11-06 14:49 -0800
        Re: Seas near humans are losing ice. Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-11-06 18:48 -0500
          DumpsterDiver(tm) linux boxen are eco-friendly. Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2015-11-06 16:37 -0800
        Re: Seas near humans are losing ice. GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-11-06 19:45 -0700
        Re: Seas near humans are losing ice. benj <none@gmail.com> - 2015-11-07 00:43 -0500
        eh noTthaTguY <abu.kuanysh05@gmail.com> - 2015-11-07 18:10 -0800
      Re: Antarctica is losing _land_ ice at an accelerating rate. GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-11-06 19:44 -0700
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