Yes,

But it is the ice on top of the landmasses (like Greenland) that some
scientists are worried about.

Dave

On 3/16/07, Kenneth Lewis <kdlewis@northstate.net> wrote:
>
> If I remember my physics;  ice displaces it's own weight in water; then
> it's
> melting should NOT cause a rise in water level.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "mordo" <helmut.blong@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 5:45 PM
> Subject: [VANAGON] Global Warming My Vanagon?
>
>
> >I know this is in jest, but I think it's the other way around. Rising sea
> > levels mean FEWER beaches, fewer girls in thong bikinis sunning
> > themselves.
> >
> > Those beaches have taken millennia to become beaches. Now, the rising
> > temps
> > may mean we'll all be wearing thong bikinis just to stay cool but I
> don't
> > know that that is such a good thing given our trend toward national
> > obesity...
> >
> >
> >
> >> For the guys on this list, I don't think you're looking at this global
> >> warming business in the right light. Melting polar ice caps mean rising
> >> sea levels. Rising sea levels mean more beaches. More beaches mean more
> >> girls in thong bikinis sunning themselves. What's not to like about
> >> that?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > mordo
> > 1990 Carat
>