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Environment & Energy

markodochartaigh

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3. However,

Reply to OKIsItJustMe (Reply #2)

Sat Aug 16, 2025, 05:47 PM

Aug 16

only about 3% of anthropogenic climate change's excess heat goes into melting ice. And due to the latent heat of fusion of water, that ice is a huge heat sink. The Greenland ice cap is so thick (1-2 miles) that it will almost certainly take at least one thousand years to melt.

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60 percent of the world's land area is in a precarious state [View all] OKIsItJustMe Aug 16 OP

I remember a talk given by Col. Larry Wilkerson, markodochartaigh Aug 16 #1

I have come to think that part of the reason of T****'s talk about taking Greenland and maybe Canada is lattitude OKIsItJustMe Aug 16 #2

However, markodochartaigh Aug 16 #3

Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems you're anticipating the glaciers melting in place. OKIsItJustMe Aug 16 #4

I would agree that markodochartaigh Aug 17 #5