Climatologists warn of a tipping point when global temperatures trigger unavoidable catastrophic events and sea levels rise more than 25 feet. What single event would cause the sea level to rise that much?

A) Increased precipitation over the continents
B) Melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet
C) Thermal expansion of the oceans
D) Melting of the polar ice caps


B

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