As much ice was lost as between 1960 and 1990, said the Swiss Academy of Sciences, thanks to high summer heat and low snow volumes in winter. Source Views: 0
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Half of Earth’s glaciers could melt with 1.5°C of warming, NASA study finds
“We are not trying to frame this as a negative look at the loss of these glaciers, but instead how we have the ability to make a difference.” Source Views: 0
No, Antarctica’s glaciers aren’t shrinking
(Natural News) The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) published an article deconstructing the myth that the polar ice caps are melting due to so-called “global warming” or “climate change.” The piece explains that both science and media are misrepresenting the situation, as glaciers in Antarctica, the article’s focus, constantly ebb and flow in size throughout the […]
Ocean floors sinking under weight of melting glaciers – study
Redistribution of water, once stored in ice sheets, is causing sea levels to rise. Researchers have now found the change is also having another affect – the ocean floor is subsiding under the increasing weight of the added water, according to a new study, published in the Geophysical Research Letters. ‘Most serious effects of human […]
Scientists Predict There Will Be No Glaciers in the Contiguous US by 2050 — but Trump Is Stomping on the Gas Pedal
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