If all of the ice now stored in Antarctica's glaciers melted, what would happen?
A) Because glacial melt water is less dense than sea water, the glacial melt will float on top of the ocean and not affect the land areas.
B) Ice bergs would float to the equatorial regions of the earth where they would lower the temperature and cause the climate to become cooler.
C) Sea water would become fresh enough to drink because glaciers are made of fresh water.
D) Sea level would rise flooding many coastal cities.
D
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