Mountain glaciers:
1. have been disintegrating and collapsing unexpectedly every year since 2016, the 5 hottest years ever recorded
2. Earth's 200,000 glaciers are now extremely vulnerable to melting with most ice at risk by the 2040s
3. many set to vanish by 2030 at 1.5- 2°C
1. have been disintegrating and collapsing unexpectedly every year since 2016, the 5 hottest years ever recorded
2. Earth's 200,000 glaciers are now extremely vulnerable to melting with most ice at risk by the 2040s
3. many set to vanish by 2030 at 1.5- 2°C
Since 2016 mountain glaciers have unexpectedly disintegrated and collapsed, including a pair of deadly ice avalanches in Tibet. In Alaska, a quarter-mile section of the Flat Creek glacier broke away and oozed down the valley, mowing down 400-year-old trees
insideclimatenews.org/news/30042020/…
insideclimatenews.org/news/30042020/…
Substantial ice loss for World Heritage glaciers throughout the 21st century.
'Mass loss by 2100 will account for 33 ± 11% (RCP2.6) to 60 ± 14% (RCP8.5) of the 2017 volume.'
We're on track for 2- 3C by the 2040s, putting most mountain glaciers at risk. agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…
'Mass loss by 2100 will account for 33 ± 11% (RCP2.6) to 60 ± 14% (RCP8.5) of the 2017 volume.'
We're on track for 2- 3C by the 2040s, putting most mountain glaciers at risk. agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…
From 2019:
The 'rate of loss could reach 60%' with business as usual.
And this doesn't include 2020 work showing 3C by the 2040s is possible even with emissions reductions.
climatenewsnetwork.net/half-of-meltin…
The 'rate of loss could reach 60%' with business as usual.
And this doesn't include 2020 work showing 3C by the 2040s is possible even with emissions reductions.
climatenewsnetwork.net/half-of-meltin…
Kilimanjaro's shrinking northern glaciers, thought to be 10,000 years old, could disappear by 2030
livescience.com/41930-kilimanj…
livescience.com/41930-kilimanj…
Thread here for more details:
More than 90% of all glacier mass in the European Alps set to be gone within decades.
Ice melt from glaciers globally is responsible for as much as 30% of current sea-level rise, a much higher portion than calculated by smaller studies.
qz.com/1591080/glacie…
Ice melt from glaciers globally is responsible for as much as 30% of current sea-level rise, a much higher portion than calculated by smaller studies.
qz.com/1591080/glacie…
'Beyond these alarming results, the authors emphasize the key role that glaciers play for ecosystems and societies at a global scale.'
"major consequences for the availability of water resources, sea level rise and weather patterns"
eos.org/scientific-pre…
"major consequences for the availability of water resources, sea level rise and weather patterns"
eos.org/scientific-pre…
The last remaining tropical glaciers between the Himalayas and the Andes will disappear by 2029 – and possibly sooner – due to catastrophic abrupt climate change.
news.osu.edu/last-remaining…
news.osu.edu/last-remaining…
