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Title: Feedback: Disappointed that land-borne ice was not mentioned
Post by: thedoc on 14/04/2014 14:30:01

Arthur Nilson asked the Naked Scientists:
   
I understand your answer the the question about the north pole ice cap melting, but I was shocked and disappointed that you did not immediately point out that the ice cap on greenland, and the south pole are on land and would raise the ocean level significantly.
What do you think?

Title: Re: Feedback: Disappointed that land-borne ice was not mentioned
Post by: yor_on on 13/04/2014 22:33:43

What pod cast does it refer to?

As for Greenland the ice melt is even more noticeable as I understands it? The South pole isn't in the same category as the North pole, although you have the western part that might start to glide down the 'slope' of it, breaking of in the deeps outside its continental shelf?