One of the projected consequences of global warming is that melting polar ice caps would increase sea levels throughout the globe. Is this a greater concern for ice at the (a) north pole, where the majority of ice floats on water; (b) south pole, where the majority of ice lies on land; (c) both the north and south poles equally; or (d) neither pole?

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One of the projected consequences of global warming is that melting polar ice caps would increase sea levels throughout the globe. Is this a greater concern for ice at the (a) north pole, where the majority of ice floats on water; (b) south pole, where the majority of ice lies on land; (c) both the north and south poles equally; or (d) neither pole?

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