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Ice Apocalypse
Ice Apocalypse Rapid collapse of Antarctic glaciers could flood coastal cities by the end of this century. In a remote region of Antarctica known as Pine Island Bay, 2,500 miles from the tip of South America, two glaciers hold human civilization hostage. Stretching across a frozen plain more than 150 miles long, these glaciers, named […]
“This Is Crazy” – Antarctic Supervolcano Is Melting The Ice-Caps From Within
“This Is Crazy” – Antarctic Supervolcano Is Melting The Ice-Caps From Within As we’ve pointed out, the supervolcano phenomenon is hardly unique to Yellowstone National Park, where a long dormant volcano with the potential to cause a devastating eruption has been rumbling since mid-summer, making some scientists uneasy. Surprisingly active supervolcanos have been documented in […]
Toward a More Reflective Planet
Toward a More Reflective Planet CAMBRIDGE – The last time the atmosphere held as much carbon dioxide as it does today was about three million years ago – a time when sea levels were 10-30 meters higher than they are now. Climate models have long struggled to duplicate those large fluctuations in sea levels – […]
Abrupt Sea Level Rise Looms As Increasingly Realistic Threat
Abrupt Sea Level Rise Looms As Increasingly Realistic Threat Ninety-nine percent of the planet’s freshwater ice is locked up in the Antarctic and Greenland ice caps. Now, a growing number of studies are raising the possibility that as those ice sheets melt, sea levels could rise by six feet this century, and far higher in the […]
Antarctic techno-fix cannot slow rising seas
Antarctic techno-fix cannot slow rising seas Pumping seawater into Antarctica is unlikely to halt sea-level rise. Image: Lyubomir Ivanov via Wikimedia Commons Pumping seawater onto the Antarctic landmass to form ice and stop sea levels rising stands little chance of success, scientists say. LONDON, 10 March, 2016 – Sea level rise is likely to be a problem […]
A Cli-Fi Story: Winter Solstice in Antarctica
A Cli-Fi Story: Winter Solstice in Antarctica Antarctica deglaciated and uplifted, as it could appear ten thousand years after the Great Warming of the 21st century (from global warming art). The text below is part of my cli-fi novel “Queen of Antarctica” that one of these days I might be able to publish, somewhere. The novel […]
Antarctica’s Totten Glacier, twice the size of Victoria, ‘melting from below’
Antarctica’s Totten Glacier, twice the size of Victoria, ‘melting from below’ Warm ocean water is melting one of the world’s biggest glaciers from below, potentially leading to a rise in sea levels, Australian scientists have discovered. Australian icebreaker Aurora Australis recently returned to Hobart from Antarctica, with a team of 23 scientists who had used […]
China’s interest in mining Antarctica revealed as evidence points to country’s desire to become ‘Polar Great Power’
China’s interest in mining Antarctica revealed as evidence points to country’s desire to become ‘Polar Great Power’ New evidence has emerged of China’s interest in exploiting Antarctica’s minerals despite an international agreement preventing it. It is thought the icy continent has abundant supplies of oil, gas, coal and iron ore. An emerging polar power, China […]
