[SustainableTompkins] Antarctic Shelf 'Hangs By A Thread'

[Molly Brewton]

I would add that ice serves the function of reflecting heat away from the 
planet.  Once the ice is gone, it won't be able to do that.  To make 
matters worse, water is a very good holder of heat, so the open sea will 
tend to retain heat and increase the process of planet-wide warming.

Molly


  At 10:18 AM 3/27/2008, you wrote:
>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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