On 2/20/2012 10:54 PM, Ray Audette wrote:
> Hmmm.....
>
> It is interesting to note that about 12,500 years ago, sea-level rose by several hundred feet as rainfall increased dramatically, often as monsoons ( IE 40 days and 40 nights of constant rain).

Hopefully this isn't a dumb question, but....

How can increased rainfall raise sea levels?  The rainwater doesn't just 
appear out of nowhere -- it comes from evaporation, most of it from the 
seas themselves.   Rainfall doesn't cause a net increase in global water 
levels to raise sea levels.    Even if it rained for 40 days and 40 
nights -- unless that water came from outer space or something, it 
wouldn't raise overall sea levels at all.   Local flooding, sure, but 
not rising sea levels.

Melting glaciers, on the other hand...

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