Showing posts with label Ice Melt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ice Melt. Show all posts

May 5, 2014

East Antarctic Melting Could Raise Sea Levels By 10 To 13 Feet, Study Finds

www.thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/05/05/3433981/antarctic-melting-sea-levels/
"The study, published in the journal Nature Climate Change, looked at the 600-mile Wilkes Basin in East Antarctica, which, if it melted, has enough ice to raise sea levels by 10 to 13 feet."

March 17, 2014

Warming Melts Last Stable Edge Of Greenland Icesheet

Warming Melts Last Stable Edge Of Greenland Icesheet

"The last edge of the Greenland ice sheet that had resisted global warming has now become unstable, adding billions of tonnes of meltwater to rising seas, scientists said on Sunday."

January 14, 2014

Rising Seas, Sinking Coasts Spell Doom for Eastern US | Common Dreams

Rising Seas, Sinking Coasts Spell Doom for Eastern US | Common Dreams
"According to the study, the U.S. cities most under threat from future coastal flooding include Miami, Virginia Beach, Va., and Jacksonville, Fla. with Boston and New York City closely following."

September 28, 2013

First Cargo Ship To Use The Northwest Passage

First Cargo Ship To Use The Northwest Passage
"How very ironic. Due to global warming, enough of the Arctic ice has melted that cargo ships can navigate the fabled Northwest Passage -- and the first vessel is carrying coal"