Tag: ice sheet
Climate crisis: Greenland’s ice sheet is disappearing faster than expected – knowledge
When you think of the Greenland ice sheet, you might have images like this in mind: an iceberg breaks off and crashes down into the Arctic Ocean like a giant…
Climate change: tipping point in Antarctica may have been passed – knowledge
Bad news for West Antarctica: accelerated ice loss, possibly even a collapse of the ice sheet, can no longer be avoided. And with it a long-term sea level rise of…
West Antarctic Ice Sheet: Possibly not lost yet – Knowledge
The Thwaites Glacier and other ice masses of West Antarctica are sensitive to regional climate variations. This could indicate that a complete collapse can still be avoided. from Benjamin von…