As regular Treebadger readers will know, we take the issue of climate change very seriously. Every day habitats and ecosystems are being destroyed through pollution, deforestation and human activity. Across the world biodiversity continues to decline and thousands of animals are pushed towards the edge of extinction, while the scientific community engages itself in endless debates with detractors and sceptics about the likelihood of anthropogenic global warming. It still amazes me that some people will argue against anything despite the overwhelming evidence to the contrary, mankind is slowly systematically destroying habitats and ecosystems across the world, rather than argue about the science of climate change perhaps we should shift to the real issue at hand which is conservation and the rehabilitation of endangered animal populations.
A few weeks back we reported about the deteriorating condition of the Petermann’s glacier in Antarctica. Scientists from Ohio State University recently discovered a series of cracks in the glacier that could precipitate the break off an island of ice over 100km2. Today a report by the BBC warns that another glacier In Antarctica is being threatened by the effects of global warming and climate change. The study of Pine Island glacier reveals that the surface of ice is dropping 16m a year and has lowered 90m since 1994. Scientists estimate that the glacier will only last for another 100 years, which is considerably less than the previous estimate of 600 years. Evidence suggests that fastest rate of ice loss is actually occurring in the middle of the glacier and there are fears that its deterioration could lead to the complete collapse of the West Antarctic ice sheet leading to rising sea levels across the globe.
Scientists from Ohio State University are continuing to monitor the state of both glaciers, Professor Box told the BBC “The science community has been surprised by how sensitive these large glaciers are to climate warming. First it was the glaciers in south Greenland and now as we move further north in Greenland we find retreat at major glaciers. It’s like removing a cork from a bottle.”
Once again a lifeboat and a lifetime supply of canned goods look like a good investment for the future.
Ice sheets melting
this is so beautiful i wish so bad that icould see everywhere in this world but i will never be able to but this is just sad they should not melt this is what they are.
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