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Melting Ice Reveals New World

0 Comments Published by Andy Rowell February 26th, 2007 in Climate Change, climate change impacts, melting Antarctic, road pricing

Antarctica’s melting ice sheets have given scientists a new insight to the weird and wonderful life in the seas around the continent that have been sealed off for 12,000 years. This unique and thriving underwater world is being transformed by climate change.
The break-up of the Larsen ice shelves opened up a pristine area of sea […]

Melting of Ice-Caps “Inevitable”

0 Comments Published by Andy Rowell February 19th, 2007 in Climate Change, Oil, climate change impacts, melting Antarctic, melting Arctic

A critical meltdown of ice sheets and severe sea level rise could be inevitable because of climate change, scientists are preparing to warn their governments.
New studies of Greenland and Antarctica have forced a the IPCC to conclude there is a 50% chance that widespread ice sheet loss “may no longer be avoided”.

Antarctic Ice Melting Rings Alarm Bells

1 Comment Published by Andy Rowell February 16th, 2007 in Climate Change, climate change impacts, melting Antarctic, melting glaciers

The long-term stability of the massive ice sheets of Antarctica, which have the potential to raise sea levels by hundreds of metres, has been called into question with the discovery of fast-moving rivers of water sliding beneath their base.
Scientists analysing satellite data were astonished to discover the size of the vast lakes and river systems […]