Rising sea levels. Is it as much about rain as it is melting icecaps?

[Dingus]

Are rising sea levels as much or more about rain as about melting ice caps? There is an awful lot of rain getting into our rivers and it ends up in the sea.

[gnvqsos]

There is a link-around the world wet countries have much higher sea levels than drier ones.

[Dingus]

There is a link-around the world wet countries have much higher sea levels than drier ones.

 

On average around 1 billion tons of water goes into the seas from the world's rivers every second.

[Cyclone]

Are rising sea levels as much or more about rain as about melting ice caps? There is an awful lot of rain getting into our rivers and it ends up in the sea.

 

Assuming that you were being serious...

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_cycle

 

This should answer your question (that answer being No).

 

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There is a link-around the world wet countries have much higher sea levels than drier ones.

 

Was that sarcasm? The lack of smilies makes it difficult to tell.

[Dingus]

Assuming that you were being serious...

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_cycle

 

This should answer your question (that answer being No).

 

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Was that sarcasm? The lack of smilies makes it difficult to tell.

 

But as the water that floods peoples houses deposits lots of dirty brown crud wouldn't there also be lots of that getting into the sea?

If 1 part in 1000 of river water is suspended crud that would suggest 3 billion tons of solid material enters the sea every hour from our rivers.

[maxmaximus]

But as the water that floods peoples houses deposits lots of dirty brown crud wouldn't there also be lots of that getting into the sea?

If 1 part in 1000 of river water is suspended crud that would suggest 3 billion tons of solid material enters the sea every hour from our rivers.

 

Thats a good point

[jza80]

I though it was people dumping shopping trolley and stuff in river /sea that is making sea level raise,why can we dig a deep hole or two to lower the level

[Super Hans]

Trolololololol

[Happ Hazzard]

It's because as the population rises more people go swimming in the sea so the level rises.

 

EDIT: More boats/ships as well.

[gnvqsos]

It's because as the population rises more people go swimming in the sea so the level rises.

 

EDIT: More boats/ships as well.

 

Also fish are growing bigger as they imbibe growth hormones and steroids put down the sink.Bigger boats also cause a rise in SL