Showing posts with label melting antartica. Show all posts
Showing posts with label melting antartica. Show all posts

Monday, 17 August 2009

Antarctic glaciers melting

The Pine Island glacier in Antartica seems to be melting at an unprecedented rate, despite global warming skeptics suggesting that Antartica is unaffected by global warming. The melting of Pine Island, will increase sea levels as it melts, listen to the video...

Tuesday, 21 April 2009

Antarctica melting?

Antarctica it seems has grown a little scientists state, but this is only because the hole in the ozone layer, which is slowly getting smaller has delayed the effects of higher greenhouse gas levels... unlike the situation in the Arctic

Friday, 10 April 2009

Wilkins Antarctic Ice shelf collapses

Antarctica's Wilkins Ice shelf has collapsed, suggesting unstoppable warming now taking place in the Antarctic...

Friday, 20 March 2009

Antarctica melting?

This article refers to the potential collapse of the Wilkins Ice Shelf in Antartica, which may melt once CO2 levels get to 400 parts per million, a level that may be reached by 2050. This may be the best case scenario however as CO2 levels now stand at 385 ppm, and are increasing at around 1.7-2.3 ppm per year approx, meaning 400 ppm could be reached by 2017.... much sooner than suggested..?