[SustainableTompkins] Antarctic Shelf 'Hangs By A Thread'

[Maiken Winter]

The real implicatiosn are, that, once the iceshelf is gone, there is
nothing to keep the glaciers to move even faster into the sea. And once
land-based ice is added to the sea, then sea-levels will rise.
The implications are that so far all the models from scientists about
arctic and antarctic melting are proven right, but much faster than
expected.
The implications are that the world's politicians's ought to start to get
moving a bit faster, too.
Maiken

> I heard a short reference to the ice shelf's collapse on the radio on
> my morning commute yesterday but had a really difficult time trying to
> find any other news coverage. Here is a link to the BBC's article.
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7313264.stm
>
> All reports that I have uncovered explain that this will not cause a
> rise in sea levels, therefore, downplaying the implications of this
> event. But can someone please explain what some of the real
> implications are?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rena
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