Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/08/29/melting-greenland-ice-sheet-poised-trigger-almost-foot-sea-level-rise-study If the world halted planet-heating pollution today, the ice sheet would lose more than 3% of its mass in the coming decades, scientists warn. To prevent even worse outcomes, immediate climate action is needed. KENNY STANCIL August … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/12/13/monster-antarctic-glacier-risk-key-ice-shelf-faces-collapse-years-earlier-expected “What we’re seeing is already enough to be worried about,” said one researcher. KENNY STANCIL December 13, 2021 The ice shelf holding back one of Antarctica’s most perilous glaciers is eroding from below due to higher ocean temperatures, prompting … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/02/16/bolstering-alarm-over-scientists-warnings-new-study-finds-sea-level-rise-projections Published on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 by Common Dreams “If we continue with large ongoing emissions as we are at present, we will commit the world to meters of sea level rise over coming centuries.” By Jessica … Continued
The Totten and Moscow University glaciers in East Antarctica have lost billions of tons of ice since 2002. Between them they could raise sea levels by 5 meters. 6 August 2018 By Michael Marshall Two huge glaciers in east Antarctica have … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): Six feet. That’s what scientists reported last week as the likely sea level rise in the next 85 years, if we don’t check the current levels of runaway climate change. Under this scenario, “the … Continued