Recently we have all been reading about Climate Change and the melting of polar ice caps. Some of the predictions in the next 150-years are dire indeed as scientist discuss anywhere from a 9 to 36 foot rise in sea level. Surely this is not a good thing for human cities and civilization and thus it has become a topic of conversation at a rather controversial online Think Tank.
Joe brings up a good point and I have always said that weight on the plates via water does affect plate tectonics. In fact with the recent Bay Area