Earth's Glaciers Melting Much Faster Than Previously Thought: Study
5 years, 9 months ago

Earth's Glaciers Melting Much Faster Than Previously Thought: Study

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LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Earth’s glaciers are melting much faster than scientists thought. “Over 30 years suddenly almost all regions started losing mass at the same time,” said lead author Michael Zemp, director of the World Glacier Monitoring Service at the University of Zurich. “That’s clearly climate change if you look at the global picture.” This Sept. 22, 2018 file photo shows the Baishui Glacier No.1 on the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain in the southern province of Yunnan in China. This study, “is telling us there’s much more to the story,” said Mark Serreze, director of the National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder, Colorado, who wasn’t part of the study. While people think of glaciers as polar issues, shrinking mountain glaciers closer to the equator can cause serious problems for people who depend on them, said Twila Moon, a snow and ice data center scientist who also wasn’t part of the study.

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Greenland glaciers melt five times faster than 20 years ago
1 year, 1 month ago

Greenland glaciers melt five times faster than 20 years ago

The Hindu  

Global warming has increased the speed at which glaciers in Greenland are melting by fivefold over the last 20 years, scientists from the University of Copenhagen said on Friday. Greenland's ice melt is of particular concern, as the ancient ice sheet holds enough water to raise sea levels by at least 20 feet if it were to melt away entirely. …

Study: Already shrunk by half, Swiss glaciers melting faster
2 years, 4 months ago

Study: Already shrunk by half, Swiss glaciers melting faster

Associated Press  

GENEVA — Switzerland’s 1,400 glaciers have lost more than half their total volume since the early 1930s, a new study has found, and researchers say the ice retreat is accelerating at a time of growing concerns about climate change. ETH Zurich, a respected federal polytechnic university, and the Swiss Federal Institute on Forest, Snow and Landscape Research on Monday announced …

The Arctic is heating up nearly four times faster than the whole planet, study finds
2 years, 4 months ago

The Arctic is heating up nearly four times faster than the whole planet, study finds

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Why are Himalayan glaciers melting faster than ever?
2 years, 10 months ago

Why are Himalayan glaciers melting faster than ever?

The Independent  

How bad is the problem? A study, led by the University of Leeds, concludes that over recent decades the Himalayan glaciers have lost ice ten times more quickly over the last few decades than on average since the last major glacier expansion 400-700 years ago, a period known as the Little Ice Age. The paper, which is published in Scientific …

Himalayan glaciers are melting faster than ever before
3 years ago

Himalayan glaciers are melting faster than ever before

Live Mint  

Back in February this year, Lounge carried an in-depth cover story on how climate change was wrecking havoc on the Himalaya. A new study, published in the journal Scientific Reports on 20 December, re-iterates these warnings, while stating that Himalayan glaciers are melting at a rate that’s faster than ever before. The report, Accelerated Mass Loss Of Himalayan Glaciers Since …

Arctic is warming faster than other parts of the world. Here's why
3 years, 7 months ago

Arctic is warming faster than other parts of the world. Here's why

Hindustan Times  

Human civilisation and agriculture first emerged about 12,000 years ago in the early Holocene. Effects of Arctic warming One of the most significant effects of Arctic amplification is the weakening of west-to-east jet streams in the northern hemisphere. The links between Arctic amplification, slowing jet streams, blocking highs and extreme weather events in the mid to high latitudes of the …

Global warming is melting the world’s glaciers at an alarming rate
3 years, 8 months ago

Global warming is melting the world’s glaciers at an alarming rate

Live Mint  

It is no secret that the immediate physical effects of global heating is being observed in the way that it is melting the world’s ice, or cryosphere. A new study published in Nature on 28 April has now found that between 2000-2019, the world’s glaciers, including those in the Himalaya, lost 267 gigatonnes of ice every year. This rate of …

Satellites show world’s glaciers melting faster than ever
3 years, 8 months ago

Satellites show world’s glaciers melting faster than ever

Associated Press  

Glaciers are melting faster, losing 31% more snow and ice per year than they did 15 years earlier, according to three-dimensional satellite measurements of all the world’s mountain glaciers. Ohio State University’s Lonnie Thompson said the new study painted an “alarming picture.” Shrinking glaciers are a problem for millions of people who rely on seasonal glacial melt for daily water …

Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' and Why it's Melting Faster Than You Think: All You Need to Know
3 years, 8 months ago

Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' and Why it's Melting Faster Than You Think: All You Need to Know

News 18  

Environmentalists are constantly warning the world about the global warming-induced melting of glaciers in Antarctica and the dangers it poses. A recent study of the Thwaites Glacier – also known as the ‘Doomsday Glacier’ – by scientists in a Swedish university has found that the glacier was melting much faster than previously anticipated. Previously, a study conducted by the New …

Greenland's Ice Sheet Melted at a Record Rate in 2019 and it's Not Slowing Down Soon, Shows Study
5 years, 2 months ago

Greenland's Ice Sheet Melted at a Record Rate in 2019 and it's Not Slowing Down Soon, Shows Study

News 18  

Greenland's Ice Sheet Melted at a Record Rate in 2019 and it's Not Slowing Down Soon, Shows Study Last Updated: August 21, 2020, 07:22 IST The study adds to evidence that Greenland’s icy bulk is melting more quickly than anticipated amid climate warming. Greenland’s ice sheet lost a record amount of mass last year, according to a study published on …

Underwater glaciers melting much faster than predicted, finds study
5 years, 5 months ago

Underwater glaciers melting much faster than predicted, finds study

India TV News  

Underwater melting of tidewater glaciers is occurring much faster than was predicted, said researchers. "Tidewater glaciers around the globe -- in Greenland, Alaska, Antarctica and beyond -- are retreating and raising sea levels globally, submarine melting has been implicated as a trigger for this glacier retreat, but we have had no direct measurements of melting, let alone how it might …

Greenland is melting even faster than experts thought, study finds
5 years, 8 months ago

Greenland is melting even faster than experts thought, study finds

CNN  

CNN — Climate change is eliminating giant chunks of ice from Greenland at such a speed that the melt has already made a significant contribution to sea level rise, according to a new study. Since 1972, ice loss from Greenland alone has added 13.7 millimeters to the global sea level, the study estimates. Earlier studies that have documented similar ice …

Global warming is shrinking glaciers faster than thought
5 years, 9 months ago

Global warming is shrinking glaciers faster than thought

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Earth’s glaciers are melting much faster than scientists thought. “Over 30 years suddenly almost all regions started losing mass at the same time,” said lead author Michael Zemp, director of the World Glacier Monitoring Service at the University of Zurich. “That’s clearly climate change if you look at the global picture.” The glaciers shrinking fastest are in central …

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