Antarctic Glacier Thinning At Alarming Rate
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ScienceDaily (Aug. 15, 2009) — The thinning of a gigantic glacier in Antarctica is accelerating, scientists report. The Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica, which is around twice the size of Scotland, is losing ice four times as fast as it was a decade years ago.
The Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica. (Credit: Image courtesy of University of Leeds)
Pine Island Glacier
known affectionately to iceologists as PIG. :-)
A Coastwatchers Salute to the Aussies&Kiwis amongst us..
DiggersHistory
http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-navy/coastwatchers.htm
They’ll be the first to see the thundering waves headed our way as the ice shelfs collapse and will hang on ‘til the last chunk of ice fows by or their batteries run out. :-)
.. It’s a lonesome job, but.. beats being a climate scientist where your career is so much vapour.
New Research Sheds Light on Antarctica's Melting Pine Island Glacier
Autosub -- autonomous underwater vehicle. (Credit: Image courtesy of British Antarctic Survey)