Greenland's Mysterious Holes Speed Ice Flow to Sea
Excerpt:
"If the Greenland ice cap were to melt tomorrow, the sea level around the world would rise by more than 20 feet.
The good news is that Greenland isn't going to melt in a flash. The bad news is that Greenland is slowly starting to release its water into the ocean in response to rising air temperatures."
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17463283&ft=1&f=1025
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Showing posts with label Artic. Show all posts
Wednesday
In Iceland, Unintended Witnesses to Climate Change
In Iceland, Unintended Witnesses to Climate Change
Excerpt:
"Iceland is famous for its volcanoes — and its ice. About 10 percent of the land is covered in glaciers, and they stir passions. For decades, members of a society dedicated to measuring glaciers have trekked out to central Iceland to measure one in particular, called Hofsjokull."
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16859927&ft=1&f=1025
Excerpt:
"Iceland is famous for its volcanoes — and its ice. About 10 percent of the land is covered in glaciers, and they stir passions. For decades, members of a society dedicated to measuring glaciers have trekked out to central Iceland to measure one in particular, called Hofsjokull."
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16859927&ft=1&f=1025
Tuesday
Renewable Energy in Antarctica: a Green Option for a White Continent
Renewable Energy in Antarctica: a Green Option for a White Continent
Excerpt:
"In October 2007 Meridian Energy, one of New Zealand’s principal electricity providers, carried out feasibility studies for the installation of wind turbines in the world’s windiest continent. The turbines would provide power to New Zealand’s Scott Base and possibly neighbouring U.S. McMurdo Station. Meridian Energy has found the proposed locations have less extreme wind speeds than some areas around Wellington, the New Zealand’s notoriously windy capital city, where wind farms have been established."
http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/007634.html
Excerpt:
"In October 2007 Meridian Energy, one of New Zealand’s principal electricity providers, carried out feasibility studies for the installation of wind turbines in the world’s windiest continent. The turbines would provide power to New Zealand’s Scott Base and possibly neighbouring U.S. McMurdo Station. Meridian Energy has found the proposed locations have less extreme wind speeds than some areas around Wellington, the New Zealand’s notoriously windy capital city, where wind farms have been established."
http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/007634.html
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Arctic Ice Loss Is "Stunning"; Total Loss Possible By 2030, Scientists Warn - Climate Progress
Excerpt:
"Last week, the Arctic lost an area of ice “almost twice as big as the UK.” The normally staid US National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) reported:
Even more stunning is that the August 2007 monthly average is the lowest extent in the satellite record for any month, including any previous September, which is typically the lowest month each year."
http://climateprogress.org/2007/09/04/arctic-ice-loss-is-stunning-total-loss-possible-by-2030-scientists-warn/
Excerpt:
"Last week, the Arctic lost an area of ice “almost twice as big as the UK.” The normally staid US National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) reported:
Even more stunning is that the August 2007 monthly average is the lowest extent in the satellite record for any month, including any previous September, which is typically the lowest month each year."
http://climateprogress.org/2007/09/04/arctic-ice-loss-is-stunning-total-loss-possible-by-2030-scientists-warn/
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