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| From | jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | sci.physics |
| Subject | Re: Research reveals the reality of runaway ice loss in Antarctica |
| Date | 2015-11-28 23:07 +0000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <0nopic-5al.ln1@mail.specsol.com> (permalink) |
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Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote: > Research reveals the reality of runaway ice loss in Antarctica >> http://phys.org/news/2015-11-reveals-reality-runaway-ice-loss.html > > >> By studying rocks at different elevations beside the East Antarctic >> Ice Sheet (EAIS), the team concluded that a period of rapid glacier >> thinning occurred in the recent geological past, and persisted for >> several centuries. >> >> Satellite observations show that parts of the Antarctic ice sheet are >> currently thinning in response to a warming ocean. Of particular >> concern is the potential for 'marine ice sheet instability', where an >> initial retreat of ice margins into deepening valleys could lead to >> continued, unstable ice loss. >> >> The new research, led by Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr Richard >> Jones, indicates that the processes leading to instability can be >> initiated by just minor climate warming. >> >> "The finding is very important for predicting Antarctica's future >> contribution to sea level change," says Dr Jones. "Particularly when >> considering that the EAIS contains enough vulnerable ice to raise sea >> level by tens of metres. >> >> "It might only require a small amount of climate variation to >> initiate runaway ice loss, and it could continue for centuries to >> millennia," says Dr Jones. There is no "runaway ice loss in Antarctica", spamming shit head. -- Jim Pennino
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Research reveals the reality of runaway ice loss in Antarctica Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-11-28 15:22 -0600
Re: Research reveals the reality of runaway ice loss in Antarctica jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-11-28 23:07 +0000
Re: Research reveals the reality of runaway ice loss in Antarctica Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-11-28 17:20 -0600
Re: Research reveals the reality of runaway ice loss in Antarctica jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-11-28 23:36 +0000
Re: Research reveals the reality of runaway ice loss in Antarctica Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-11-28 17:49 -0600
Re: Research reveals the reality of runaway ice loss in Antarctica Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-11-29 07:15 -0600
Re: Research reveals the reality of runaway ice loss in Antarctica Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-11-29 07:16 -0600
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