Where do you see the world in 80 years
08-29-2004, 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by alphaxxn
cali will be in the middle of the ocean, after I move somewhere else, that is.
Did they find a fault line on the eastern border of Cali? Because more than 80% if Cali is on the same plate as the rest of the United States. It is only a small slither that starts in Central Cali that is on the Pacific Plate. IIRC
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08-29-2004, 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by WiLL
Ice displaces more volume than liquid water. When is melts, why would the sea levels rise? And the ice that we do see (above sealevel) only accounts for a small percentage of the ice there is. :dunno: Someone correct me if I am wrong.
Isn't it because the ice caps are above sea level?
08-29-2004, 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by brtecson
Isn't it because the ice caps are above sea level?
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08-29-2004, 05:22 PM
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Originally Posted by WiLL
Yea they are. But that is only the small tip of the iceberg, about 7/8 (:thinking: ) of the chunk of ice is still underwater. When that melts, it will take up less room of when it was solid ice. Imagine filling a glass with an icecube in it all the way up to the brim. When that ice melts, will the water overflow? (If you don't take into account stuff like evaporation. :dunno: I am not too good with science. h:
h:anyways, i see the jews being driven out of israel, a muslim state of palestine being formed in its place, a mass migration of jews to america, europe becoming wealthier, the US becoming poorer, hydrogen powered cars everywhere, and the growth of socialist economies.
08-29-2004, 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by brtecson
My lil bro says that the ground level of west antartica is actually only slightly below sea level. so the ice has a solid base and most of the ice is above sea level.
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I see. I didn't think about solid bases.
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