Friday, April 2, 2021

Evidence of Antarctic glacier's tipping point confirmed

Science Daily

The Pine Island ice shelf - Antarctica. Photo credit - NASA ice.

Researchers have confirmed for the first time that Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica could cross tipping points, leading to a rapid and irreversible retreat which would have significant consequences for global sea level. Story here.


1 comment:

PinP said...

"Keep it moving," cry the denier. "Nothing to see here!"

El Niño 2026‑27 as a polycrisis: What happens when health and energy systems fail at the same time?

The Conversation Open any news feed from the past few months, and the disasters arrive in a stream: smoke reaching dangerous levels through...