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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 19 Feb 2014

    And while we’re there: If all the Arctic Ocean’s floating ice & icebergs melted, Earth’s sea level would remain unchanged.

    3:57 PM - 19 Feb 2014
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      1. grink ✨‏ @Grink 19 Feb 2014
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        @neiltyson everyone knows sea level rise is caused by boys throwing rocks into the ocean.

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      1. Troy Gilbert‏ @troygilbert 19 Feb 2014
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        @neiltyson Are you sure? I’ve seen Waterworld, and it clearly shows a submerged planet due to ice caps melting. </sarcasm>

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      1. The Earth Story‏ @TheEarthStory 19 Feb 2014
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        .@neiltyson only for an instant...floating ice sheets keep glaciers on land held in place. Remove them, glaciers would surge forward.

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      2. Gavin Schmidt‏Verified account @ClimateOfGavin 19 Feb 2014
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        .@neiltyson actually that isn't quite true. Sea ice has less salt than sea water->melt has higher volume than displaced water->slight rise

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      2. Brian Harper‏ @BrianHarp 19 Feb 2014
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        “@neiltyson: If all the Arctic Ocean’s floating ice & icebergs melted, Earth’s sea level would remain unchanged.” @DavidCCoon @jernalist

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      3. Doug Harrison‏ @jernalist 19 Feb 2014
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        @BrianHarp @neiltyson @DavidCCoon Whaaaaat? We've been lied to? Can't be true!

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      1. Conner Rogan‏ @Hulk_Rogan_ 19 Feb 2014
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        @neiltyson #dihydrogenmonoxideFacts

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      2. Peter Lockhart‏ @ThPeterLockhart 19 Feb 2014
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        @neiltyson If all the ice melted the sea gets fresher and freezes at a lower temperature and stops the currents and we get an Ice Age.

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      4. Peter Lockhart‏ @ThPeterLockhart 19 Feb 2014
        Replying to @NickGamrath

        @NickGamrath @neiltyson Yes higher temperatures - fresh water freezes at higher temperatures causing an Ice Age.

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      5. kyle‏ @Wright_Thoughts 19 Feb 2014
        Replying to @ThPeterLockhart

        @ThPeterLockhart @NickGamrath Both arguments have validity, but there's dramatically more variables at play than that.

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      6. Peter Lockhart‏ @ThPeterLockhart 19 Feb 2014
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        @Wright_Thoughts @NickGamrath We know fresh water freezes easier than salt water - the fresher the water at the poles the quicker it freezes

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      7. kyle‏ @Wright_Thoughts 19 Feb 2014
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        @ThPeterLockhart Yes, I agree with that, but water freezing at a slightly higher temperature does not immediately conclude with ice age.

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      9. Peter Lockhart‏ @ThPeterLockhart 19 Feb 2014
        Replying to @NickGamrath

        @NickGamrath @Wright_Thoughts The science in that movie was pretty accurate to some degree. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/12/041219153611.htm …

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      1. F. B. S.‏ @Dogacracy 19 Feb 2014
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        @neiltyson Like a glass of water w/ice cubes, ice melts volume doesn't change, but what about glacier melt, and the Antarctic?

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      1. Elaine 🦅‏ @starree 19 Feb 2014
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        @neiltyson Hm. So where does the threat of rising seas come from? Ps, I believe you before the news outlets, which is why I ask.

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      1. Tim Katka‏ @KatkaTim 19 Feb 2014
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        @neiltyson please explain why. .

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