An Australian research team has found that the sea level is likely to rise at much faster rate than predicted earlier. The researchers hold climate models responsible for the surge in the sea levels as they say the models have failed to account for the disruptive effects of stronger westerly winds. The recently concluded studies on Antarctica ice sheets have suggested the giant glaciers of … [Read more...]
Antarctic ice sheet began destabilizing earlier than thought
Few studies conducted by scientists during recent times have made some glaring exposures about the Antarctic ice sheet. The scientists have found that the ice sheet began melting about 5,000 years earlier than previously thought - at the end of last ice age. According to the researchers, the melting of the ice sheet accelerated during eight distinct episodes. This has caused rapid rise in the … [Read more...]
Antarctic basin melting faster than estimated
A new study published in Nature indicates that Antarctica's melting glaciers has launched so many icebergs into the ocean, the fastest pulse being the, 1A, 14,600 years ago that it has raised the sea level 6.5 feet (2 meters) in just 100 years. The results are the first direct confirmation for dramatic melting in Antarctica's past. Researchers at UC Irvine and the Jet Propulsion … [Read more...]
