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Accelerated calving, meltwater flows, unsafe ice conditions for researchers would be some of the immediate consequences, in addition to the obvious long-term at
by elif 5y ago
Accelerated calving, meltwater flows, unsafe ice conditions for researchers would be some of the immediate consequences, in addition to the obvious long-term atmospheric and oceanic implications resulting from ice volume loss.
- fallingknife 5y agoIt's still below freezing. It's just supposed to be way colder than that.
- throwaway290 5y agoUnder the hood Antarctica is way hotter way closer to the surface than you might expect. There are volcanoes, too. We probably want the weather to stay much colder than the negative one degree Celsius technically required for it to not melt straight away. Could make a critical difference or at least soften the impact.
- hh3k0 5y agoAnd it is winter in Antarctica, a mild winter can make the impact of summer worse.
- digisign 5y agoIt is summer and ending in a few days.
- drewmol 5y agoIsn't it more like < -2 Celcius ambient temperature, since it's sea water?
- traeregan 5y ago> Under the hood Antarctica is way hotter way closer to the surface than you might expect. There are volcanoes, too. Thanks, I had no idea. I found this related article interesting: http://www.plateclimatology.com/geological-hotspot-melting-pine-island-and-thwaites-glaciers-not-global-warming http://www.plateclimatology.com/geological-hotspot-melting-p...