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==FAQ==
===="In a cup of water with a floating ice cube, when the ice melts, the water level doesn't rise. So why would ocean levels rise when the polar ice caps melt from [[climate change]]?"====

Greenland and Antarctica aren't floating in water. There is [[land]] underneath. When their massive ice sheets melt, it flows into the ocean, raising the water levels.

==See also==
* [[Climate change]]