” I had wondered this same thing until I asked a professor who specializes in global water systems.
The whole planet is one big system. Any melting of the ice, whether it is done in the Arctic by global temperature increases, or in the desert due to thirsty esert dwellers, will contribute to the same problems. The sea level will still rise, and the amount of fresh water in the oceans will increase.
Even more, by harvesting it, you end up speeding up the already fast process. Plus you have to dump unreasonable amounts of pollution into the air and burn unreasonable amounts of nonrenewable resources in order to harvest the ice.”
