Saturday, May 18, 2019

Thinning Five Times Faster Than Just Two Decades Ago, Study Shows Antarctic Ice Melting at Terrifying Rate

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/05/16/thinning-five-times-faster-just-two-decades-ago-study-shows-antarctic-ice-melting?fbclid=IwAR2JYypK7kXnnTVOP3bfqJPjOKwiln08iw0WMcqL5WagSVsIXZQHZt7Jm6g
"Some areas, researchers at Leeds University in the U.K. reported, are now about 328 feet (100 meters) thinner than they were less than three decades ago—putting the planet in danger of a major sea level rise which could wipe out coastal cities. The study, published in Geophysical Research Letters, also detailed how scientists are accustomed to observing such changes in glaciers over geological time periods—not portions of people's lifetimes."