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Scientists: Antarctic ice sheet collapse now unstoppable
2014-05-17 10:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
NBC: The consequences of the warming planet are being quantified in a new report from ice researchers in the Antarctic. They say the collapse of the massive West Antarctic Ice Sheet has already begun, and the melting of this ice sheet into the ocean could raise sea levels by as much as 15 feet in the coming centuries. wo teams of scientists say the long-feared collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet has begun, kicking off what they say will be a centuries-long, unstoppable process that could raise...
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Out There On The Ice: An Intimate View Of The Melting Antarctic Sheet
2014-05-14 22:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Two groups of scientists have reported that the melting of the giant West Antarctica Ice Sheet appears to be unstoppable. Oceans could rise several feet in the coming centuries because of its melting. Glaciologist Sridhar Anandakrishnan has , studying them for nearly three decades, and he comments on the recent news.
West Antarctic Ice Sheet unstoppable loss not unexpected by NASA Scientists
2014-05-14 03:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Clarksville: The new finding that the eventual loss of a major section of West Antarctica`s ice sheet "appears unstoppable" was not completely unexpected by scientists who study this area. The study, led by glaciologist Eric Rignot at NASA`s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, and the University of California, Irvine, follows decades of research and theory suggesting the West Antarctic Ice Sheet is inherently vulnerable to change. Although the Amundsen Sea region is only a fraction of the whole...
Airborne Radar Surveys And Data-Based Models Indicate West Antarctic Ice Sheet Collapse Is Underway
2014-05-13 11:59:35| rfglobalnet News Articles
National Science Foundation- (NSF) funded researchers at the University of Washington have concluded that Antarctica's fast-moving Thwaites Glacier will likely disappear in a matter of centuries, potentially raising sea level by more than a half-a-meter (two feet).
Melting Antarctic Ice Sheet Might Be Unstoppable
2014-05-12 23:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Scientists have long worried about climate-change induced melting of the huge West Antarctic Ice Sheet. Now they say that not only is the disintegration of the ice already underway, but that it's likely unstoppable. That means that in the coming centuries, global sea levels will rise by anywhere from 4 to 12 feet. As NPR's Nell Greenfieldboyce reports, that's a larger increase than the United Nations expert panel noted last year, but it would occur over a longer time frame - centuries instead...
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