February 22 2012, 19:39

Antarctic also losing ice mass

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Desertphile	Antarctic also losing ice mass
Posts: 30 Joined: 15.02.11	Posted on 15-02-2011 03:56
Posts: 30 Joined: 15.02.11	The Antarctic has been losing ice mass at an unprecedented rate: http://nsidc.org/seaice/characteristics/difference.html http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/302/5643/273 http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/296/5569/895 http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2009/2009GL037524.shtml http://psc.apl.washington.edu/zhang/Pubs/Zhang_Antarctic_20-11-2515.pdf http://www.skepticalscience.com/Ice-Sheet-mass-loss-melting.htm http://www.copenhagendiagnosis.org/ http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/311/5768/1754 http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2009/2009GL040222.shtml http://www.nature.com/ngeo/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/ngeo694.html http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=6215004
Madison	RE: Antarctic also losing ice mass
Posts: 2 Joined: 18.09.11	Posted on 18-09-2011 17:35
Posts: 2 Joined: 18.09.11	This is exactly what we have feared for so long. If the Antarctic is about to melt, sea level rise up to 60 meters could be possible. Thanks for all the links, Desertphile. Why do all the skeptics keep telling us that Antarctic is doing just fine? It should be obvious to everyone that global warming is doing its impact all over the globe. What about feedback mechanisms in the Antarctic? Is it the same as Arctic... that the process will accelerate?

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