claim: The melting Greenland ice sheet is already a major contributor to rising sea level and if it was eventually lost entirely, the oceans would rise by six metres around the world, flooding many of the world’s largest cities.
evidences.evidence_id: Greenland ice sheet:43
evidences.article: Greenland ice sheet
evidences.evidence: If the entire 2,850,000 km3 (684,000 cu mi) of ice were to melt, global sea levels would rise 7.2 m (24 ft).
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS SUPPORTS
evidences.evidence_id: Greenland ice sheet:46
evidences.article: Greenland ice sheet
evidences.evidence: Ice sheet models project that such a warming would initiate the long-term melting of the ice sheet, leading to a complete melting of the ice sheet (over centuries), resulting in a global sea level rise of about 7 metres (23 ft).
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS SUPPORTS
evidences.evidence_id: Greenland ice sheet:6
evidences.article: Greenland ice sheet
evidences.evidence: If the entire 2,850,000 cubic kilometres (684,000 cu mi) of ice were to melt, it would lead to a global sea level rise of 7.2 m (24 ft).
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS SUPPORTS
evidences.evidence_id: Greenland:172
evidences.article: Greenland
evidences.evidence: If the Greenland ice sheet were to melt away completely, the world's sea level would rise by more than 7 m (23 ft).
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS SUPPORTS
evidences.evidence_id: Ice sheet:21
evidences.article: Ice sheet
evidences.evidence: The Greenland ice sheet occupies about 82% of the surface of Greenland, and if melted would cause sea levels to rise by 7.2 metres.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS SUPPORTS