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[RollingThunder]

Here's the latest research results on the Arctic.....

Clearest indication yet that polar ice sheets are melting fast
Melting polar ice has added 11.1mm (0.43") to global sea levels in two decades
Arstechnica
by David Cornish, wired.co.uk
Dec 2 2012
(excerpts)
A research paper has drawn on data from NASA and ESA satellites to produce the most comprehensive assessment of ice sheet losses in Antarctica and Greenland to date. The paper, published on 29 November in the journal Science, shows that melting Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets have added 11.1mm (0.43") to global sea levels since 1992. The paper, A reconciled estimate of ice sheet mass balance, was drawn together by an international team of 47 researchers, using data collected from ten satellite missions to produce the most consistent picture of polar ice sheets ever recorded. The resulting findings have been able to reconcile the differences that existed between previous ice sheet studies, by carefully matching observation periods and survey areas. The findings of the international team—the Ice Sheet Mass Balance Inter-comparison Exercise (IMBIE)—give clarity to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's 2007 reports. The latter study's time scale was so broad that it was not possible to tell if Antarctica was growing or shrinking, but the use of data from NASA and ESA satellites have confirmed that both Antarctica and Greenland are losing ice. The combined melting of both the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets accounted for one-fifth of all sea level rises over the 20-year survey period—the remainder caused by the thermal expansion of the warming ocean, melting of mountain glaciers and small Arctic ice caps, and groundwater mining. The rate at which the ice sheets are melting was also seen to rise over the study period, with both Antartica and Greenland shedding more than three times as much ice each year (the equivalent to a sea level rise of 0.95mm) as they were in the 1990s (0.27mm). Approximately two-thirds of the loss is coming from Greenland. "The rate of ice loss from Greenland has increased almost five-fold since the mid-1990s" said NASA's Erik Ivins, co-author on the study. "In contrast, while the regional changes in Antarctic ice over time are sometimes quite striking, the overall balance has remained fairly constant—at least within the certainty of the satellite measurements we have to hand." Andrew Shepherd of the University of Leeds led the study, which drew together teams from 26 laboratories from across the globe.

 

[skookerasbil]

Here's the latest research results on the Arctic.....

Clearest indication yet that polar ice sheets are melting fast
Melting polar ice has added 11.1mm (0.43") to global sea levels in two decades
Arstechnica
by David Cornish, wired.co.uk
Dec 2 2012
(excerpts)
A research paper has drawn on data from NASA and ESA satellites to produce the most comprehensive assessment of ice sheet losses in Antarctica and Greenland to date. The paper, published on 29 November in the journal Science, shows that melting Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets have added 11.1mm (0.43") to global sea levels since 1992. The paper, A reconciled estimate of ice sheet mass balance, was drawn together by an international team of 47 researchers, using data collected from ten satellite missions to produce the most consistent picture of polar ice sheets ever recorded. The resulting findings have been able to reconcile the differences that existed between previous ice sheet studies, by carefully matching observation periods and survey areas. The findings of the international team—the Ice Sheet Mass Balance Inter-comparison Exercise (IMBIE)—give clarity to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's 2007 reports. The latter study's time scale was so broad that it was not possible to tell if Antarctica was growing or shrinking, but the use of data from NASA and ESA satellites have confirmed that both Antarctica and Greenland are losing ice. The combined melting of both the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets accounted for one-fifth of all sea level rises over the 20-year survey period—the remainder caused by the thermal expansion of the warming ocean, melting of mountain glaciers and small Arctic ice caps, and groundwater mining. The rate at which the ice sheets are melting was also seen to rise over the study period, with both Antartica and Greenland shedding more than three times as much ice each year (the equivalent to a sea level rise of 0.95mm) as they were in the 1990s (0.27mm). Approximately two-thirds of the loss is coming from Greenland. "The rate of ice loss from Greenland has increased almost five-fold since the mid-1990s" said NASA's Erik Ivins, co-author on the study. "In contrast, while the regional changes in Antarctic ice over time are sometimes quite striking, the overall balance has remained fairly constant—at least within the certainty of the satellite measurements we have to hand." Andrew Shepherd of the University of Leeds led the study, which drew together teams from 26 laboratories from across the globe.

How many times is it tht you post up this link s0n? Like 37?


Nobody cares.............still.............

O o o o p s

 

[RollingThunder]

Here's the latest research results on the Arctic.....

Clearest indication yet that polar ice sheets are melting fast
Melting polar ice has added 11.1mm (0.43") to global sea levels in two decades
Arstechnica
by David Cornish, wired.co.uk
Dec 2 2012
(excerpts)
A research paper has drawn on data from NASA and ESA satellites to produce the most comprehensive assessment of ice sheet losses in Antarctica and Greenland to date. The paper, published on 29 November in the journal Science, shows that melting Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets have added 11.1mm (0.43") to global sea levels since 1992. The paper, A reconciled estimate of ice sheet mass balance, was drawn together by an international team of 47 researchers, using data collected from ten satellite missions to produce the most consistent picture of polar ice sheets ever recorded. The resulting findings have been able to reconcile the differences that existed between previous ice sheet studies, by carefully matching observation periods and survey areas. The findings of the international team—the Ice Sheet Mass Balance Inter-comparison Exercise (IMBIE)—give clarity to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's 2007 reports. The latter study's time scale was so broad that it was not possible to tell if Antarctica was growing or shrinking, but the use of data from NASA and ESA satellites have confirmed that both Antarctica and Greenland are losing ice. The combined melting of both the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets accounted for one-fifth of all sea level rises over the 20-year survey period—the remainder caused by the thermal expansion of the warming ocean, melting of mountain glaciers and small Arctic ice caps, and groundwater mining. The rate at which the ice sheets are melting was also seen to rise over the study period, with both Antartica and Greenland shedding more than three times as much ice each year (the equivalent to a sea level rise of 0.95mm) as they were in the 1990s (0.27mm). Approximately two-thirds of the loss is coming from Greenland. "The rate of ice loss from Greenland has increased almost five-fold since the mid-1990s" said NASA's Erik Ivins, co-author on the study. "In contrast, while the regional changes in Antarctic ice over time are sometimes quite striking, the overall balance has remained fairly constant—at least within the certainty of the satellite measurements we have to hand." Andrew Shepherd of the University of Leeds led the study, which drew together teams from 26 laboratories from across the globe.

How many times is it tht you post up this link? Like 37?

Actually, you poor deluded retard, this is absolutely the first time I've posted this link and article. It's dated 'Dec 2nd', imbecile.

Nobody cares.............still.............

By 'nobody', you obviously mean nobody with an IQ lower than room temperature.....you know, like yours, kooks. The non-retarded adults on this planet care quite a bit about the accelerating changes in the Earth's climate patterns that threaten human civilization and the integrity of Earth's biosphere. Of course, you're clueless, as usual.

 

[Old Rocks]

See the part in there about groundwater mining? A lot of people are going to learn about that term in the coming decade.

 

[westwall]

See the part in there about groundwater mining? A lot of people are going to learn about that term in the coming decade.

People in Phoenix are allready aware of that term. They've been doing it for decades now.
It is common in arid areas as I am sure you are aware. The fact that it takes 1000 years to recharge an aquifer is not lost on geologists but the rest of the folk ignore it.

Of course that is also one of the reasons why fracking concerns are ufounded as well

 

[RollingThunder]

...fracking concerns are ufounded as well

I guess there's just no end to your insane denial of reality, walleyes.

Top 20 Health Concerns Related to Fracking
EcoWatch
10-17-2012
(excerpts)
Grassroots Environmental Education, a nonprofit organization that organized and facilitated meetings between medical professionals, scientists and senior staff from the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and New York Department of Health as well as representatives from the Governor’s office, released a summary report today of those meetings which identifies 20 important public health concerns related to gas drilling in New York State. The report was delivered to meeting participants and the commissioners of both agencies this morning. “As more independent science on hydrofracking operations becomes available, the full dimension of the potential health impacts is becoming more evident” says Patti Wood, executive director of Grassroots Environment Education and organizer of the meetings. “These are very serious issues, and the emerging science brings into question whether they can ever be answered successfully.” The document released, Summary Report: Human Health Risks and Exposure Pathways of Proposed Horizontal Hydrofracking in New York State identifies twenty concerns discussed at the meetings or contained in documents furnished to participants. These include:

• Handling and disposal of radioactive wastewater and sludge
• Accidents involving transportation of radioactive/chemical waste
• Unpredicted synergistic catalyzation and interactions with radioactive material
• Groundwater contamination from leaking storage containers, abandoned wells and failed casings
• High levels of radon in natural gas from Marcellus shale
• Respirable crystalline silica exposure of workers and nearby populations
• Air contamination from diesel engines at drilling sites and in local communities
• Air contamination from flaring
• Impacts fall disproportionately on sensitive populations (children, elderly, pregnant women)
• Increased health care costs​

“When there’s a public health emergency, the primary objective is to stop the exposure,” says Dr. David Brown, a public health toxicologist with the Southwest Pennsylvania Environmental Health Project which is helping sick people get medical care in areas of Pennsylvania with active fracking operations. “We try to help people whose water is contaminated and whose air is severely degraded. We tell them to test their water, stay inside, keep their windows closed, take their shoes off, that kind of thing. But really, at this point there are situations where there’s not much we can do for them. There’s no way for impacted individuals to stop the exposure.” In addition to Dr. Brown, participants in the meetings in Albany included Dr. David Carpenter, director of the Institute for Health and the Environment, University at Albany; Dr. Ron Bishop, Department of Chemistry, SUNY Oneonta; Dr. Maya Shetreat-Klein, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Paul Rubin, HydroQuest; and Dr. Sheila Bushkin, public health and preventive medicine consultant.

(In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes.)