rooster, the two marry, no problem .. the Tom and Jerry of yours was new and interesting to me .. the only contradiction connection at all between the two studies was your "Nope". Note the "The only way to abate the rising seas is to reduce the amount of energy Earth absorbs, and the only way to do that is to stop emitting CO2 and other greenhouse gases, Gardner said." http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-water-land-gravity-sea-level-20160215-story.html of yours .. seriously, it's good to see you coming around, even though still shackled by your "Nope" way of thinking.