As global warming proceeds, sea level is rising, partly because of thermal expansion and partly because of

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As global warming proceeds, sea level is rising, partly because of thermal expansion and partly because of meltwater from disappearing icecaps and glaciers. Coastal cities are expected to be flooded as a result. By how much would sea level go down if all the ships in the oceans are removed? The world’s oceans have a surface area of about 3.5 × 1014 m2 and the mass of all the ships afloat is roughly 1.8 × 1012 kg.

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The Physical Universe

ISBN: 978-0077862619

16th edition

Authors: Konrad B Krauskopf, Arthur Beiser

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