healthmyths
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So you think that you can do the math better than the USGS? LOL
NO I'm just trying to figure out how 1.7% of water (in glaciers) added to 96% (in oceans)
would cause 230 foot rise!
Common sense is if you add 1.7% more water to a average back yard swimming pool's 20,000 gallons that would be 340 gallons spread out over the entire pool.. would you notice the difference?
Dumb fuck, what is the average depth of the container? The average depth of our oceans is 3800 meters. Add 1.7% more water, that is about 65 meters. You really need to take some remedial math there, old boy. Get back to us in a year or two when you have completed the calculations.
area sq miles average depth
Pacific Ocean 64,186,000 15,215 Mariana Trench, 36,200 ft deep
Atlantic Ocean 33,420,000 12,881 Puerto Rico Trench, 28,231 ft deep
Indian Ocean 28,350,000 13,002 Java Trench, 25,344 ft deep
Southern Ocean 7,848,300 13,100
Arctic Ocean 5,106,000 3,953 Eurasia Basin, 17,881 ft deep
Earth's Oceans - EnchantedLearning.com
An average of 11,630 feet adding 1.7% would be another 197 feet.
So it is possible 230 feet would be added.. BUT..
Other factors NOT considered in diminishing the 197 feet or 230 feet or your 213 feet..
Elasticity of area after glaciers melt..
With 385 BILLION tons of ice in all the glaciers that's a lot of weight on land that will
RISE as the glaciers melt so whatever additional water added would have to compensate for rising land.
Rivers would hold more water and yes while some banks would overflow not 230 feet!
Evaporation, lakes,etc...
I've just used the statement that sea levels would rise by 230 feet you say 213, I say 197..
but that's NOT considering land rise, rivers, lakes, absorbing water.
Still even if I'm half right 90 feet that still is NOT a drop in the OCEANS!