The sky is falling
Women and minorities hit hardest
Posted on 08/04/2015 10:30:48 AM PDT by smokingfrog
The world's glaciers are losing ice at a faster pace so far this century than at any time since record-keeping began more than 120 years ago, according to a new study that says glacial melt is a worldwide phenomenon and will continue even if the world stopped warming any further than it already has.
In the study, published last month in the Journal of Glaciology and conducted by the World Glacier Monitoring Service at the University of Zurich, scientists compared observations of tens of thousands of glaciers around the world with all other data available on the world's glaciers.
They used everything from satellite images and photographs taken on the ground and from the air, to drawings and lithographs made back in the 19th century and earlier. All together, the evidence paints a remarkably consistent picture of what's happening to ice around the world.
"The observed glaciers currently lose between half a metre and one metre [about 1 1/2 to 3 feet] of its ice thickness every year – this is two to three times more than the corresponding average of the 20th century," said Michael Zemp, Director of the World Glacier Monitoring Service and the study's lead author, in a statement.
That's the equivalent of "about three times the ice volume stored in the entirety of the European Alps every year," Zemp told the Huffington Post, adding that the current rate of ice loss is twice as fast as the 1990s and three times as fast as the 1980s.
(Excerpt) Read more at weather.com ...
Bull Excriment. For sure.
(yes, it's humor for the too serious people here).
The sky is falling
Women and minorities hit hardest
Women and minorities most impacted..
There actually are some glaciers that have been growing. There is a new glacier on Mount St. Helens. The largest glaciers in the lower 48 are found on Mount Rainier. They have been for the most part incredibly stable over the last 100 years. The Carbon glacier which is one of the largest was reportedly in a growing trend. We have had a warmer and dryer summer than normal so I would expect all of them to retreat a little this year but nothing too spectacular. It is an active volcano so I am relatively certain that there still will be some ice left when it blows again sometime in the next century or two.
Yep. And what's just as bad, they will smear anyone who does not agree with them. All debate has been shut down. That's not just junk science, it's a form of soft fascism.
Consider the image in post #1. At this point, I wouldn't be surprised if it has been altered to fit the narrative. The USGS I'd trust (somewhat), but that WGMS website, who knows?
Beat me to it!
So what and who cares?
I hope to hell they are...what a waste of fresh water!
What are ya doing, waiting since the last Ice Age for the price to go up? ;)
There’s a story in the OT that goes like this (paraphrasing):
The trees wanted a king, so they asked the mighty oak and he said, “I’m too busy providing shade. Go ask someone else.” They asked the eucalyptus tree and he said, “I’m too busy providing food for these koalas. Go ask someone else.” And so on and so forth through the olive tree and all trees. Finally they got to the bramble and said, “Would you be our king?” “Of course,” answered the bramble.
Kakocracies are born of this longing for a king.
Oh well.
Not exactly the same perspective?
And sea level is rising where?...
Why is it that when glaciers in Greenland melt, they often find ancient Viking settlements?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
