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Scientists believe that climate change will lead to the polar ice caps melting and cause sea levels to rise. As ice is less dense that water and 9 tenths of an ice berg is below the surface of the sea... Show more »Scientists believe that climate change will lead to the polar ice caps melting and cause sea levels to rise. As ice is less dense that water and 9 tenths of an ice berg is below the surface of the sea then surely the icebergs melting will cause the sea levels to drop? Water is unusual as it actually expands when it turns to a solid. Therefore, the water frozen in an iceberg will displace more of the sea than if it was water. I'm sure you have a good answer to this question. Thanks for reading, Chris Battye, Halifax. Show less »
Submitted by: Chrisbattye | 49 votes for this..
0 comments | Topic: Science and Technology |
The main constituent of rising sea levels comes from the thermal expansion of the oceans as temperatures rise. Land based melting ice and snow will also contribute, but obviously melting ice burgs won’t for the reasons stated by the questioner!
Did you predict the Sheffield floods?
Submitted by: djohnsonn | 55 votes for this..
We predicted the heavy rainfall which lead to the flooding – but its not our job to predict flooding, that’s the Environment agency.
What do you think about the Digital Economy Bill, and the general reaction from the public?
Submitted by: Thiefree | 6 votes for this..
I was very disappointed that the Digital Economy Bill was pushed through Parliament at the last minute thanks to a coalition of the Labour and Tory parties, who completely ignored the Lib Dems warnings about the dangers of not properly consulting on many of the plans.
There were a number of elements in the Bill that were important to get through, but others were far too rushed, too controversial and didn’t have the opportunity for proper public debate and consultation. The Lib Dems voted against the Bill at the Third Reading and have consistently opposed the Labour and Conservative web-blocking amendment in both the Commons and the Lords.
I completely understand the general reaction of the public. I have had a huge number of e-mails on this issue, all very angry at the Government’s decision to push through the Bill with very little debate and without proper votes.
Don't you think energy strategy for the UK is more important than climate change? If so can we expect the coalition goverment to do something practical on this pretty soon?
Submitted by: billyb | 14 votes for this..