Posted on 03/01/2022 4:43:34 AM PST by where's_the_Outrage?
It's massive, it's collapsing due to global warming, and when it goes, sea levels are going to rise by a significant amount, perhaps by 10 feet.
"All signs point to (the eventuality that) we're not going to keep this glacier from collapsing," said Villanova University Vice President, Chief Research Officer, and Chemistry Professor Amanda Grannas about the glacier that she said is about the size of Florida.
"Part of the weights actually extends out over the ocean. So part of the ice is floating on top of the ocean water, and part of it's located over land."
Dr. Grannas said ice shelves on the continent help keep the massive weight of such glaciers from flowing into the ocean.
"If our ice shelf...goes away, then that opens the door for that ice that's behind it, that's over the land, to more freely flow out into the ocean. And that means catastrophic sea-level rise if that were to happen."
She said that the Thwaites Glacier serves that purpose, but it has been deteriorating for 20 years, "much more quickly than we had anticipated."
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Yes, and that is exactly what they are claiming will happen: The land-ice currently held back by the sea-ice will flow into the sea. Will it? Who knows...
Guys, don’t be so shortsighted! I’m lining up tugboats right now. When this giant shelf collapses, I’m going to hook to it, and tow it to the middle east where we’ll slowly melt it, and sell it to the sheiks.
THINK OF IT GENTLEMEN! THINK OF THE PROFITS!
I’m still good.
How big do people think Antarctica gets before parts brake off
it called normal if not it’s called an ice age.
DeBeers COULD start selling 5-carat perfect diamonds for 29 cents, too, but I don't forsee that happening any time soon either.
and a scientist and a Karen (college professor) living off of grants. She too will sing any song you want as long as the grants keep coming in.
Nobody is scared-so ‘did I say 10 feet? I meant 20 feet!’ Yeah! 20 , that it! Now everyone will be afraid and I will get more grants.
It’s massive, it’s collapsing due to global warming, and when it goes, sea levels are going to rise by a significant amount, perhaps by 10 feet.
Then the Obama’s wasted $50,000,000 or whatever on that waterside mansion on/near/whatever to Martha’s Vineyard.
And all of LA will be underwater when this happens, SD, too, SF/Oakland...
Right now, I live about 35 miles from the Gulf of Texas - and my elevation is above 10’, so I’m thinking that’ll just move my house to waterfront property.
Where did the ice that was miles thick go after the last Ice Age?
It’s all still right here, on planet Earth.
More FUD.
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