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Re:5800sq km iceberg breaks off Antarctica's Larsen C ice shelf by ndh2 on Wednesday July 12, 2017 @11:41AM (#14753450)
> There is enough ice in Antarctica that if it all melted, or even just flowed into the ocean, sea levels [would] rise by 60 metres

Is this true? Wikipedia says "About 98% of Antarctica is covered by ice that averages 1.9 km in thickness". But is all of that above sea level?

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Re:5800sq km iceberg breaks off Antarctica's Larsen C ice shelf by rukittenme on Wednesday July 12, 2017 @12:16PM (#14753777)
Above sea level is poor phrasing. The ice is land based which is what's important. Sea ice doesn't increase sea levels.

I wouldn't worry about Antarctica melting. It's ice is growing at the moment.

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Re:5800sq km iceberg breaks off Antarctica's Larsen C ice shelf by Oletros on Wednesday July 12, 2017 @12:34PM (#14753963)
This year, sea ice extension in the Antarctica has reached a low record > https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2017/sea-ice-extent-sin...
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