tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6712581686255563333.post5207484976338823510..comments2023-10-11T04:05:40.951-04:00Comments on Ask Gadabout Jack: Global Warming and the NumbersGadabout Jackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03423455559628819588noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6712581686255563333.post-31259006480759984682007-03-31T08:20:00.000-04:002007-03-31T08:20:00.000-04:00Now we are talking! The end of the world!Now we are talking! The end of the world!Gadabout Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03423455559628819588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6712581686255563333.post-38138431213713545242007-03-30T17:15:00.000-04:002007-03-30T17:15:00.000-04:00My personal view is that though there is an amount...My personal view is that though there is an amount of increased temperature over the past decade, it is not to a significant degree to create such alarm thoroughout the globe. In the next 50 years, I suspect that the trend will be something else and a whole new generation will a have a new subject for the world to end.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6712581686255563333.post-31242240747095744852007-03-29T16:04:00.000-04:002007-03-29T16:04:00.000-04:00Well, yes and no. You are right about submerged i...Well, yes and no. You are right about submerged ice from floating icebergs, but most of the ice we are talking about is from above the surface, positioned firmly on tera ferma. Interesting point though, and is certainly germane to the general argument.Gadabout Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03423455559628819588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6712581686255563333.post-40049125591590004652007-03-29T11:04:00.000-04:002007-03-29T11:04:00.000-04:00If the polar ice cap is actually floating on top o...If the polar ice cap is actually floating on top of the arctic ocean, wouldn't most all of it be displacing the water underneath? How much is on top of dry land? Why does the ocean have to rise with warming--could the ocean level possibly go down based on a 9% loss in volume of the ice that is currently displacing water?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6712581686255563333.post-71275129518650295382007-03-28T12:02:00.000-04:002007-03-28T12:02:00.000-04:00Yes, you are correct. The density of ice is less ...Yes, you are correct. The density of ice is less than the density of liquid water, which is why ice floats to the top of a glass. Since ice is less dense, then it can be inferred under equal pressures that the volume per equal unit of mass of ice is greater than water. In fact, it is about 9% greater (I looked it up). I did not want to complicate the discussion with such conversions, so we have two choices. The first is to simply multiply the 28 mile square cube by 1.09 to visualize a larger ice cube. The second is to simply accept the visualization in the liquid state. Either way, I am tired of the math!Gadabout Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03423455559628819588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6712581686255563333.post-33353281946437856592007-03-28T06:16:00.000-04:002007-03-28T06:16:00.000-04:00Isn't the volume of water in the solid state great...Isn't the volume of water in the solid state greater than in the liquid state?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com