T.Those warning signs are glowing red. California’s wildfires were definitely exacerbated by the effects of global heating. A study published in July warns that the Arctic is undergoing an “accidental weather reversal” that could lead to dramatic changes. If to draw this point, on 14 September it was reported that …
Read More »Earth lost a ‘surprising’ 28 trillion tons of ice in just 23 years
Scientists from Leeds and Edinburgh and University College London analyzed satellite studies of glaciers, mountains, and ice sheets between 1994 and 2017 to identify the effects of global warming. Their review paper was published in the magazine Cryosphere Discussions. Describing the ice loss as ‘staggering’, the group found that melting …
Read More »Global Warming Is Melting Greenlands Ice Sheet, Causing Sea Rise
Greenland’s ice sheet has lost a record half a trillion tonnes in one year
Greenland’s major ice block saw a record net loss of 532 billion tonnes last year, raising red flags over accelerating sea level rise, according to findings released Thursday. That equates to an additional 3 million tons of water flowing into global oceans every day, like six Olympic-sized swimming pools every …
Read More »Greenland ice sheet lost a record 530 billion metric tons of ice last year, says study
It melts Greenland ice sheet is already one of the biggest contributors to sea level rise. But now scientists have confirmed that the region saw a record amount of ice melt last year – breaking previous records with 532 billion metric tons of ice. The amount of ice lost in …
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