Greenland Ice Shelves Collapsing

[Crick]

Little activity had been seen in the North Greenland ice sheets but a new study (at Rapid disintegration and weakening of ice shelves in North Greenland - Nature Communications) finds that they've lost 35% of their total volume since 1978. Just as has been seen in Antarctica, the loss of the ice sheets causes the formerly bottlenecked glaciers to radically accelerate their slide into the ocean.

Alarming collapse of Greenland ice shelves sparks warning of sea level rise

Three of North Greenland's eight enormous ice shelves have already undergone complete collapse.

www.livescience.com

"Until now, not much melting has been observed in Greenland's north, and scientists believed the ice there was relatively stable. To investigate further, the researchers fed a combination of satellite and field observations into a climate model. Their results revealed a chilling picture: Rising ocean temperatures had caused the ice shelves holding back North Greenland's glaciers to lose more than 35% of their total volume since 1978. Most of the loss was driven by warm water melting the ice shelves from underneath, while calving events — where blocks of ice break away from the shelf as icebergs — also contributed to the reduction. And if oceans continue to warm, the shelves could be pushed into a dramatic collapse, the researchers said."

 

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Little activity had been seen in the North Greenland ice sheets but a new study (at Rapid disintegration and weakening of ice shelves in North Greenland - Nature Communications) finds that they've lost 35% of their total volume since 1978. Just as has been seen in Antarctica, the loss of the ice sheets causes the formerly bottlenecked glaciers to radically accelerate their slide into the ocean.

Alarming collapse of Greenland ice shelves sparks warning of sea level rise

Three of North Greenland's eight enormous ice shelves have already undergone complete collapse.

www.livescience.com

"Until now, not much melting has been observed in Greenland's north, and scientists believed the ice there was relatively stable. To investigate further, the researchers fed a combination of satellite and field observations into a climate model. Their results revealed a chilling picture: Rising ocean temperatures had caused the ice shelves holding back North Greenland's glaciers to lose more than 35% of their total volume since 1978. Most of the loss was driven by warm water melting the ice shelves from underneath, while calving events — where blocks of ice break away from the shelf as icebergs — also contributed to the reduction. And if oceans continue to warm, the shelves could be pushed into a dramatic collapse, the researchers said."

So typical interglacial period behavior?

 

[The Duke]

Little activity had been seen in the North Greenland ice sheets but a new study (at Rapid disintegration and weakening of ice shelves in North Greenland - Nature Communications) finds that they've lost 35% of their total volume since 1978. Just as has been seen in Antarctica, the loss of the ice sheets causes the formerly bottlenecked glaciers to radically accelerate their slide into the ocean.

Alarming collapse of Greenland ice shelves sparks warning of sea level rise

Three of North Greenland's eight enormous ice shelves have already undergone complete collapse.

www.livescience.com

"Until now, not much melting has been observed in Greenland's north, and scientists believed the ice there was relatively stable. To investigate further, the researchers fed a combination of satellite and field observations into a climate model. Their results revealed a chilling picture: Rising ocean temperatures had caused the ice shelves holding back North Greenland's glaciers to lose more than 35% of their total volume since 1978. Most of the loss was driven by warm water melting the ice shelves from underneath, while calving events — where blocks of ice break away from the shelf as icebergs — also contributed to the reduction. And if oceans continue to warm, the shelves could be pushed into a dramatic collapse, the researchers said."

 

[toobfreak]

Greenland Ice Shelves Collapsing​

Great! We are finally coming out of the latest ice age again for about the 7th time since the start of the Quaternary Period!

 

[The Duke]

Little activity had been seen in the North Greenland ice sheets but a new study (at Rapid disintegration and weakening of ice shelves in North Greenland - Nature Communications) finds that they've lost 35% of their total volume since 1978. Just as has been seen in Antarctica, the loss of the ice sheets causes the formerly bottlenecked glaciers to radically accelerate their slide into the ocean.

Alarming collapse of Greenland ice shelves sparks warning of sea level rise

Three of North Greenland's eight enormous ice shelves have already undergone complete collapse.

www.livescience.com

"Until now, not much melting has been observed in Greenland's north, and scientists believed the ice there was relatively stable. To investigate further, the researchers fed a combination of satellite and field observations into a climate model. Their results revealed a chilling picture: Rising ocean temperatures had caused the ice shelves holding back North Greenland's glaciers to lose more than 35% of their total volume since 1978. Most of the loss was driven by warm water melting the ice shelves from underneath, while calving events — where blocks of ice break away from the shelf as icebergs — also contributed to the reduction. And if oceans continue to warm, the shelves could be pushed into a dramatic collapse, the researchers said."

So we're not in an Ice Age right now like the climate scientists were prediciting back then, amirite?

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Little activity had been seen in the North Greenland ice sheets but a new study (at Rapid disintegration and weakening of ice shelves in North Greenland - Nature Communications) finds that they've lost 35% of their total volume since 1978. Just as has been seen in Antarctica, the loss of the ice sheets causes the formerly bottlenecked glaciers to radically accelerate their slide into the ocean.

Alarming collapse of Greenland ice shelves sparks warning of sea level rise

Three of North Greenland's eight enormous ice shelves have already undergone complete collapse.

www.livescience.com

"Until now, not much melting has been observed in Greenland's north, and scientists believed the ice there was relatively stable. To investigate further, the researchers fed a combination of satellite and field observations into a climate model. Their results revealed a chilling picture: Rising ocean temperatures had caused the ice shelves holding back North Greenland's glaciers to lose more than 35% of their total volume since 1978. Most of the loss was driven by warm water melting the ice shelves from underneath, while calving events — where blocks of ice break away from the shelf as icebergs — also contributed to the reduction. And if oceans continue to warm, the shelves could be pushed into a dramatic collapse, the researchers said."

China must totally shut down their CO2 emissions. Greenland should declare war on China over this

 

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[Crick]

Well, that's a better than your previous response.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Little activity had been seen in the North Greenland ice sheets but a new study (at Rapid disintegration and weakening of ice shelves in North Greenland - Nature Communications) finds that they've lost 35% of their total volume since 1978. Just as has been seen in Antarctica, the loss of the ice sheets causes the formerly bottlenecked glaciers to radically accelerate their slide into the ocean.

Alarming collapse of Greenland ice shelves sparks warning of sea level rise

Three of North Greenland's eight enormous ice shelves have already undergone complete collapse.

www.livescience.com

"Until now, not much melting has been observed in Greenland's north, and scientists believed the ice there was relatively stable. To investigate further, the researchers fed a combination of satellite and field observations into a climate model. Their results revealed a chilling picture: Rising ocean temperatures had caused the ice shelves holding back North Greenland's glaciers to lose more than 35% of their total volume since 1978. Most of the loss was driven by warm water melting the ice shelves from underneath, while calving events — where blocks of ice break away from the shelf as icebergs — also contributed to the reduction. And if oceans continue to warm, the shelves could be pushed into a dramatic collapse, the researchers said."

 

[Crick]

If the media won't touch it, how did you find out about it? Are you in Greenland?

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Um, that right there is climate change, not global warming

 

[CrusaderFrank]

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China is melting Greenland

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

China is melting Greenland

I never trusted those commie bastards and their magical CO2.

 

[elektra]

Are they collapsed, they should be. I remember when a stack of cards I was playing with collapsed. It took a split second.

Anyhow, I see no flooding reports, no ocean rising report.

The collapse of ice sheets have zero effect

 

[jbrownson0831]

So typical interglacial period behavior?

Better not stand on an ice shelf in Greenland then.

 

[elektra]

Better not stand on an ice shelf in Greenland then.

sure, but they should all be gone now, unless it happens in slow motion

 

[Redfish]

Great! We are finally coming out of the latest ice age again for about the 7th time since the start of the Quaternary Period!

correct

 

[Redfish]

sure, but they should all be gone now, unless it happens in slow motion

the prophet of AGW, the great algore, said that by now all of florida and much of the east coast would be under water and there would be no ice at either pole----------he lied and the idiots on the left believed him and sent him their money.

 

[Orangecat]

Greenland Ice Shelves Collapsing​

That’s nice.
Pass the ketchup.

 

[elektra]

That’s nice.
Pass the ketchup, please.

send joe, imagine that clutz trying to claw his way up a ice shelf, it would be hilarious