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Originally Posted by kp11364
In regard to a recently closed thread about rising water levels, try this:
1. Fill a drinking glass half-full with water
2. Add 2-3 ice cubes. Look at the water level.
3. Put the glass aside; let all the ice melt. You will see that the water level remains the same. Why? Because the amount of water remains the same, regardless of the state of the water.
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Right. But a LOT of the ice on this planet is not IN THE WATER. Using your drinking glass experiment ... when the ice was ADDED to the water, did it not rise? Of course it did. Now, the same will happen when ice at the polar caps as well as glacial ice (not currently in the water) is ADDED to the water as it melts ... the water level WILL RISE.