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It takes thousands of years for ice shelves, which are permanently floating sheets of frozen freshwater tied to land, to form. Once formed, they function as... 12.08.2022, Sputnik International
Right? >> absolutely, it's all about sea level rise, especially considering the amount of ice at the south pole. new satellite technology was able to show this in more detail. it turns out as much ice crumbled around the edges of antarctica that could cover an area the size of switzerland. that along with the ice sheets themselves sort of shrinking as they get melted from below, adds up to 12 trillion tons in the last 25 years, twice as much as previously thought. because the shelves hold back ice in the center, it adds to the urgency of leveling off global temperatures as fast as possible bec...
But new research offers some hope if we are able to keep climate change under control.
We know that ice sheets in greenland, in antarctica losing ice mass, and that mass goes to the ocean, increasing sea level. what impact is that going to have in our coastal communities, in places like this? of course, i have to say that coastline is always changing, theyjust do. but, climate change and specifically sea level rise will enhance those changes. so, erosion and other processes, we will always have them, even if in a historical context. but the scale, rate and impact will change, and it will change dramatically quite soon. the rate of sea level rise, this report confirms, is acceler...
This latest met office climate report paints a stark picture of the direct impact that rising temperatures are having on landscapes like this. we know that ice sheets in greenland, in antarctica, are losing ice mass, and that mass goes to the ocean, increasing the sea level. what impact is that going to have in our coastal communities and places like this? erosion and other processes, we always have them, even if in a historical context. but the scale, rate and impact will change and it will change dramatically quite soon. the rate of sea—level rise this report confirms is accelerating, expo...