Why can’t we break up icebergs, transport them to land, and let them melt and use the water for something else?

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Seems like it could be a solution to them melting and raising the sea levels. I know it wouldn’t be simple but could we chip away at them over time?

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Ice that is already in the water isn’t the big issue with rising sea levels. It is the glaciers that are on land like Greenland, Alaska, Antarctica. They add water to the sea, whereas icebergs are already in the sea.