Hi Bill,

Context is everyything, isn't it? The piece is exploring whether Umair is an alarmist or whether he is talking about things that are factually based.

I believe I used the words "almost immediately' not instantanteously.

“The collapse of this ice shelf will result in a direct increase in sea level rise, pretty rapidly,” Pettit added. “It’s a little bit unsettling.”

The 'Doomsday' glacier may soon trigger a dramatic sea-level rise

Just curious. If you sit in the bath, the water displaces immediately. Why wouldn’t the water displace immediately. Do you understand that it is tied to the ocean floor, and if it is no longer tied to the ocean floor, it will just sink. It doesn’t have to melt.