Hi! Lee,

On 06/11/2017 07:57 AM, you wrote to Ward Dossche:

 WD>> People are yelping about Greenland and Antarctice melting ...
 WD>> wait until the permafrost thaws, there's a lot more water there
 WD>> than in Greenland and Antarctice combined.

 LL> Put some ice cubes in a glass of water.  Make sure it is filled
 LL> to the brim.  Let the ice melt.  Did any water spill out of the
 LL> cup after the ice melted?  None at all?  Why is that?

Bbzzzztttt!  Fact check: the ancient ice on Greenland and Antarctica is above
AGL/ASL.  That is to say that the melt water is coming from places _above_ the
water in your glass.  Oops!  You then have the same problem that a few biblical
characters had, 'oh dear, my cup runneth over'.

Cheers,
Paul.

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