Re: Greenhouse effect

From: Neil Carroll zzamia at hargray.com> on 2001.09.07 at 05:15:36(7402) > There is just one problem: The ice from the poles will melt and most of >the biggest cities near the shore (some of them not so near) will be under >the water! I don't believe this buisness about if the poles melted that MOST of the cities near the shores of the world would be under water. When the ice cubes in my glass of water melt, the water level in the glass does not get any higher than it did when the ice cubes were still frozen. The entire northern ice cap is floating in the ocean the whole thing could melt and it wouldn't change the oceans level one millimeter. The south pole is only about half on land so the oceans may rise a very little bit. maybe a few cities that are at sea level will have problems but it is not as big a disaster as the press and politicians make it out to be . Here in south carolina we have a very mild summer temperature wise. Just right for growing aroids!! Neil +More Anyway, you will be able to grow tropical seaweeds! (I think >Cyrtosperma merkussii and some Cryptocorine also can grow in salty water) >;o) > > Best wishes, > > Eduardo.

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