Why climate change makes ocean levels rise

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When an ice cube floating in a cup melts, the water level doesn't rise, so you might be wondering why ocean levels rise when the polar ice caps melt from climate change?

It's simple: Greenland and Antarctica aren't floating in water. There is land underneath. When their massive ice sheets melt, it flows into the ocean, raising the water levels.