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Wednesday, November 13, 2024

A new report describes the dire state of Earth's snow and ice, suggesting several major tipping points are likelier than scientists once thought.

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... Venezuela lost its final glacier this year. The Greenland Ice Sheet is losing, on average, 30 million tons of ice per hour. Ice loss from the Thwaites Glacier, also known as the "Doomsday" glacier because its collapse could precipitate rapid Antarctic ice loss, may be unstoppable.

These are just a few of the stark findings from more than 50 leading snow and ice scientists, which are detailed in a new report from the International Cryosphere Climate Initiative.

The report summarizes the state of snow and ice in 2024: In short, experts agree, it's been a horrible year for the frozen parts of Earth, an expected result of global warming. What's more, top cryosphere scientists are growing increasingly worried that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), a key ocean current that governs how heat cycles in the Atlantic Ocean, is on a path toward collapse. ...



#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-11-12 02:19 PM | Reply

Good thing the magat scum elected a president who doesn't believe in climate change

#2 | Posted by truthhurts at 2024-11-12 02:42 PM | Reply

All just as the Cheeto is about to try ramping up fossil fuels again. Our grand kids are going to wonder what the hell we were thinking.

#3 | Posted by Whatsleft at 2024-11-13 01:18 PM | Reply

Just tell them eggs were expensive and Trump promised to get rid of the immigrants.

#4 | Posted by ClownShack at 2024-11-13 01:28 PM | Reply

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