With water levels rising under Global Warming shouldn't we be losing continents not gaining them?

We are.

Zealandia only exists under the sea.

The Maldives, much of Bangladesh, much of Eastern England, loads of Pacific Islands will cease to be, over the next 60 years.

Of course it's nobody's fault, we're not contributing to global warming or anything........

Coastal areas and islands are being lost. Continents are a bit larger, and we are unlikely to lose the whole of one of those. Plingsby is correct to point out that much of eastern England, where I live, is reclaimed land, like Holland, and therefore vulnerable. Dutch engineers helped in the draining of the fens. Parts of the USA, like Louisiana, are similar. The ice which is already in the sea will not contribute to rising water levels when it melts. It occupies the same amount of ocean whether frozen or not. It is the ice on the land masses which is running off into the sea as it melts, which is causing sea levels to rise. The fact that Donald Trump has stated that he does not believe in climate change caused by man made pollution is one of many reasons why this individual is not fit to be President of the USA. This post was edited by HarryDemon at February 20, 2017 6:17 AM MST