Monday, January 26, 2015 3:28:48 AM
Antarctic glacier ‘vulnerable’ to warmer water, says CSIRO scientist
ANDREW DRUMMOND AAP * AAP * January 26, 2015 12:42PM
Aurora Australis gets up close to the Totten Glacier in East Antarctica.
ONE of the world’s biggest glaciers, holding enough water to raise global sea levels by
about six metres, is under threat from warming ocean temperatures, researchers say.
CSIRO scientist Dr Steve Rintoul.
Satellite observations show that the Totten Glacier, located in Antarctica’s Australian territory and bordering the Southern Ocean, has decreased in thickness over the past 15 years.
CSIRO scientist Steve Rintoul said the glacier, which covers an area more than one and a half times that of the ACT, was considered to be in the stable portion of east Antarctica, untouched by warmer currents.
“Our research has shown that warm ocean waters reach the area and the glacier is more vulnerable that first thought,” Dr Rintoul said today.
“The next question is, what does that mean for the future?”
Australia’s icebreaker Aurora Australis has just returned from a research trip to the Totten Glacier collecting water samples that Dr Rintoul hope will provide clues to the changing environment around the glacier.
“The glacier is not going to melt tomorrow and we are not going to get six metres of sea level rise any time soon, it is not a doomsday scenario,” he said.
“But it is important to know what climate change might be kicking off now that might not be able to be corrected in the future.”
The Totten Glacier in East Antarctica has decreased in thickness over the past 15 years.
http://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/antarctic-glacier-vulnerable-to-warmer-water-says-csiro-scientist/story-fnj4f7k1-1227196895413
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The oceans are warming so fast, they keep breaking scientists' charts
John Abraham Thursday 22 January 2015 10.25 EST
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.. well, Noah, ol' son, some 97% of climate scientists are .. the other ruff 3%? .. well, too many have faith in
them, and it's kinda ironic that the same people have faith in the guy who undoubtedly you had faith in, too ..
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ANDREW DRUMMOND AAP * AAP * January 26, 2015 12:42PM
Aurora Australis gets up close to the Totten Glacier in East Antarctica.
ONE of the world’s biggest glaciers, holding enough water to raise global sea levels by
about six metres, is under threat from warming ocean temperatures, researchers say.
CSIRO scientist Dr Steve Rintoul.
Satellite observations show that the Totten Glacier, located in Antarctica’s Australian territory and bordering the Southern Ocean, has decreased in thickness over the past 15 years.
CSIRO scientist Steve Rintoul said the glacier, which covers an area more than one and a half times that of the ACT, was considered to be in the stable portion of east Antarctica, untouched by warmer currents.
“Our research has shown that warm ocean waters reach the area and the glacier is more vulnerable that first thought,” Dr Rintoul said today.
“The next question is, what does that mean for the future?”
Australia’s icebreaker Aurora Australis has just returned from a research trip to the Totten Glacier collecting water samples that Dr Rintoul hope will provide clues to the changing environment around the glacier.
“The glacier is not going to melt tomorrow and we are not going to get six metres of sea level rise any time soon, it is not a doomsday scenario,” he said.
“But it is important to know what climate change might be kicking off now that might not be able to be corrected in the future.”
The Totten Glacier in East Antarctica has decreased in thickness over the past 15 years.
http://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/antarctic-glacier-vulnerable-to-warmer-water-says-csiro-scientist/story-fnj4f7k1-1227196895413
---
The oceans are warming so fast, they keep breaking scientists' charts
John Abraham Thursday 22 January 2015 10.25 EST
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2015/jan/22/oceans-warming-so-fast-they-keep-breaking-scientists-charts
---
.. well, Noah, ol' son, some 97% of climate scientists are .. the other ruff 3%? .. well, too many have faith in
them, and it's kinda ironic that the same people have faith in the guy who undoubtedly you had faith in, too ..
See also:
Video: Glacial flow overtakes Minn. resort
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=87840297
Antarctica iceberg separates from Pine Island Glacier and is moving to open waters
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=94193718
Alps Warming At Double The Average Global Rate, New Study Confirms
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=95024177
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http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=93194952
Not God's Work: Apocalyptic Humanity
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=95125484
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