Antarctica:
1. melting is accelerating
2. record melt of 15%: Dec 2019
3. hottest day ever 18.3°C: Feb 2020
4. irreversible collapse has begun
5. rapid deglaciation of West Antarctica set to begin by 2027 with staggering consequences for humanity
6. sea level rise chaos by 2035
1. melting is accelerating
2. record melt of 15%: Dec 2019
3. hottest day ever 18.3°C: Feb 2020
4. irreversible collapse has begun
5. rapid deglaciation of West Antarctica set to begin by 2027 with staggering consequences for humanity
6. sea level rise chaos by 2035
1.
Antarctic 'ice vanishing at its fastest rate in recorded history.'
West Antarctic ice sheet collapse would mean 3.5m sea level rise.
(Greenland melt also at extraordinary levels, a calamity in terms of near-term sea level rise, ocean circulation, etc)irishtimes.com/news/environme…
Antarctic 'ice vanishing at its fastest rate in recorded history.'
West Antarctic ice sheet collapse would mean 3.5m sea level rise.
(Greenland melt also at extraordinary levels, a calamity in terms of near-term sea level rise, ocean circulation, etc)irishtimes.com/news/environme…
2.
'Warm oceans have posed the biggest threat to that ice by undercutting the ice shelves that float out into the sea, particularly the tongues of ice around West Antarctica. But surface melt could become a bigger concern, and the Christmas Eve meltdown..'earther.gizmodo.com/antarctic-ice-…
'Warm oceans have posed the biggest threat to that ice by undercutting the ice shelves that float out into the sea, particularly the tongues of ice around West Antarctica. But surface melt could become a bigger concern, and the Christmas Eve meltdown..'earther.gizmodo.com/antarctic-ice-…
3.
'it’s only five years since the previous record was set and this is almost one degree centigrade higher. It’s a sign of the warming that has been happening there that’s much faster than the global average.' ⚠️ theguardian.com/world/2020/feb…
'it’s only five years since the previous record was set and this is almost one degree centigrade higher. It’s a sign of the warming that has been happening there that’s much faster than the global average.' ⚠️ theguardian.com/world/2020/feb…
4.
Irreversible collapse of West Antarctica ice started some time ago. If this is rapid, it almost certainly means global chaos as coastal megacities are inundated and storms become increasingly ferocious.
East Antarctic is the big fear. And it's warming.
Irreversible collapse of West Antarctica ice started some time ago. If this is rapid, it almost certainly means global chaos as coastal megacities are inundated and storms become increasingly ferocious.
East Antarctic is the big fear. And it's warming.
5.
Rapid deglaciation of W. Antarctica set for 7 years time:
theatlantic.com/science/archiv…
From 1978:
'If the global consumption of fossil fuels continues to grow at its present rate' the rapid deglaciation of West Antarctica could be triggered within 50 years.nature.com/articles/27132…
Rapid deglaciation of W. Antarctica set for 7 years time:
theatlantic.com/science/archiv…
From 1978:
'If the global consumption of fossil fuels continues to grow at its present rate' the rapid deglaciation of West Antarctica could be triggered within 50 years.nature.com/articles/27132…
6.
Sea level rise chaos by 2035. See this thread for details:
Sea level rise chaos by 2035. See this thread for details:
Vast glaciers rapidly accelerating their slide into the sea could
raise sea levels by 13 feet per century.
This phenomenon occurred in 2002 (Larsen B ice shelf collapse).
“You want to be scared by something?” says Rignot. “That’s the worst-case scenario"e360.yale.edu/features/polar…
raise sea levels by 13 feet per century.
This phenomenon occurred in 2002 (Larsen B ice shelf collapse).
“You want to be scared by something?” says Rignot. “That’s the worst-case scenario"e360.yale.edu/features/polar…
