User Tag List

+ Reply to Thread
Page 1 of 6 12345 ... LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 59

Thread: Greenland's ice faces melting 'death sentence'

  1. #1
    Original Ranter
    Points: 314,886, Level: 100
    Level completed: 0%, Points required for next Level: 0
    Overall activity: 0.2%
    Achievements:
    SocialRecommendation Second Class50000 Experience PointsOverdriveVeteranYour first Group
    Captain Obvious's Avatar Senior Member
    Karma
    773942
    Join Date
    Jun 2011
    Posts
    80,473
    Points
    314,886
    Level
    100
    Thanks Given
    30,199
    Thanked 40,087x in 27,208 Posts
    Mentioned
    1041 Post(s)
    Tagged
    1 Thread(s)

    Greenland's ice faces melting 'death sentence'

    https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-49483580

    Greenland's massive ice sheet may have melted by a record amount this year, scientists have warned.
    During this year alone, it lost enough ice to raise the average global sea level by more than a millimetre.
    Researchers say they're "astounded" by the acceleration in melting and fear for the future of cities on coasts around the world.
    One glacier in southern Greenland has thinned by as much as 100 metres since I last filmed on it back in 2004.

    Why does Greenland matter?

    Essentially because its ice sheet is seven times the area of the UK and up to 2-3km thick in places. It stores so much frozen water that if the whole thing melted, it would raise sea levels worldwide by up to 7m.
    No one is suggesting that could happen for hundreds or even thousands of years but even a small increase in the rate of melting in coming decades could threaten millions of people living in low-lying areas.
    Bangladesh, Florida, and eastern England are among many areas known to be particularly vulnerable to rises in sea level over the course of the century.
    And although the island of Greenland is remote, stretching from the north of the Atlantic high into the Arctic, its fate could have major implications for the severity of future flooding and may even alter coastlines and force communities to move inland.
    my junk is ugly

  2. The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to Captain Obvious For This Useful Post:

    alexa (09-05-2019),AZ Jim (09-04-2019),Just AnotherPerson (09-03-2019)

  3. #2
    Points: 124,894, Level: 85
    Level completed: 64%, Points required for next Level: 1,156
    Overall activity: 0%
    Achievements:
    Social50000 Experience PointsVeteran
    Crepitus's Avatar Senior Member
    Karma
    1255215
    Join Date
    Nov 2014
    Location
    Wichita, KS
    Posts
    41,416
    Points
    124,894
    Level
    85
    Thanks Given
    17,385
    Thanked 13,440x in 9,812 Posts
    Mentioned
    510 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    A millimeter doesn't sound like much, but it adds up, year after year, decade on decade.......
    People who think a movie about plastic dolls is trying to turn their kids gay or trans are now officially known as

    Barbie Q’s

  4. #3
    Original Ranter
    Points: 314,886, Level: 100
    Level completed: 0%, Points required for next Level: 0
    Overall activity: 0.2%
    Achievements:
    SocialRecommendation Second Class50000 Experience PointsOverdriveVeteranYour first Group
    Captain Obvious's Avatar Senior Member
    Karma
    773942
    Join Date
    Jun 2011
    Posts
    80,473
    Points
    314,886
    Level
    100
    Thanks Given
    30,199
    Thanked 40,087x in 27,208 Posts
    Mentioned
    1041 Post(s)
    Tagged
    1 Thread(s)
    Quote Originally Posted by Crepitus View Post
    A millimeter doesn't sound like much, but it adds up, year after year, decade on decade.......
    A millimeter is huge when you consider that the ocean surface is ~ 71%
    my junk is ugly

  5. The Following User Says Thank You to Captain Obvious For This Useful Post:

    Crepitus (09-03-2019)

  6. #4

    tPF Moderator
    Points: 74,318, Level: 66
    Level completed: 51%, Points required for next Level: 1,132
    Overall activity: 13.0%
    Achievements:
    50000 Experience PointsVeteran
    Cletus's Avatar tPF Moderator
    Karma
    195698
    Join Date
    Jun 2015
    Posts
    32,313
    Points
    74,318
    Level
    66
    Thanks Given
    3,681
    Thanked 27,383x in 15,850 Posts
    Mentioned
    412 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Greenland used to be green. It will be again.

    All things are cyclical.
    “Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in pursuit of justice is no virtue.” - Barry Goldwater

  7. The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to Cletus For This Useful Post:

    Lummy (09-04-2019),MisterVeritis (09-04-2019),The Sage of Main Street (09-05-2019)

  8. #5
    Points: 41,437, Level: 49
    Level completed: 76%, Points required for next Level: 413
    Overall activity: 0.2%
    Achievements:
    Recommendation Second ClassSocial25000 Experience PointsVeteran
    Lummy's Avatar Senior Member
    Karma
    6307
    Join Date
    Apr 2018
    Posts
    12,618
    Points
    41,437
    Level
    49
    Thanks Given
    4,948
    Thanked 6,307x in 4,359 Posts
    Mentioned
    60 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    I'm astounded that God made the planet in such a way as to accommodate these geophysical fluctuations that have been going on practically forever.

  9. The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to Lummy For This Useful Post:

    Admiral Ackbar (09-05-2019),MisterVeritis (09-04-2019),Tahuyaman (09-05-2019)

  10. #6
    Points: 432,155, Level: 100
    Level completed: 0%, Points required for next Level: 0
    Overall activity: 100.0%
    Achievements:
    50000 Experience PointsVeteranOverdriveSocial
    Awards:
    Frequent Poster
    Tahuyaman's Avatar Senior Member
    Karma
    307976
    Join Date
    Dec 2014
    Location
    Bremerton, Washington
    Posts
    183,457
    Points
    432,155
    Level
    100
    Thanks Given
    20,178
    Thanked 76,991x in 55,613 Posts
    Mentioned
    700 Post(s)
    Tagged
    1 Thread(s)
    Quote Originally Posted by Crepitus View Post
    A millimeter doesn't sound like much, but it adds up, year after year, decade on decade.......
    When winter time sets in, those ice faces will increase in size.

    All over the the planet we have these things called seasons. Some seasons are warmer than others and some are colder.

  11. #7
    Points: 124,894, Level: 85
    Level completed: 64%, Points required for next Level: 1,156
    Overall activity: 0%
    Achievements:
    Social50000 Experience PointsVeteran
    Crepitus's Avatar Senior Member
    Karma
    1255215
    Join Date
    Nov 2014
    Location
    Wichita, KS
    Posts
    41,416
    Points
    124,894
    Level
    85
    Thanks Given
    17,385
    Thanked 13,440x in 9,812 Posts
    Mentioned
    510 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Quote Originally Posted by Tahuyaman View Post
    When winter time sets in, those ice faces will increase in size.

    All over the the planet we have these things called seasons. Some seasons are warmer than others and some are colder.
    Glaciers don't grow back in one season. They are melting more in the summer than they can grow back in the winter.

    https://www.nbcnews.com/science/envi...acier-n1043781
    People who think a movie about plastic dolls is trying to turn their kids gay or trans are now officially known as

    Barbie Q’s

  12. The Following User Says Thank You to Crepitus For This Useful Post:

    Captain Obvious (09-04-2019)

  13. #8
    Points: 124,894, Level: 85
    Level completed: 64%, Points required for next Level: 1,156
    Overall activity: 0%
    Achievements:
    Social50000 Experience PointsVeteran
    Crepitus's Avatar Senior Member
    Karma
    1255215
    Join Date
    Nov 2014
    Location
    Wichita, KS
    Posts
    41,416
    Points
    124,894
    Level
    85
    Thanks Given
    17,385
    Thanked 13,440x in 9,812 Posts
    Mentioned
    510 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Quote Originally Posted by Cletus View Post
    Greenland used to be green. It will be again.

    All things are cyclical.
    The Greenland ice sheet is half a million years old if I recall correctly.
    People who think a movie about plastic dolls is trying to turn their kids gay or trans are now officially known as

    Barbie Q’s

  14. The Following User Says Thank You to Crepitus For This Useful Post:

    Captain Obvious (09-04-2019)

  15. #9

    tPF Moderator
    Points: 74,318, Level: 66
    Level completed: 51%, Points required for next Level: 1,132
    Overall activity: 13.0%
    Achievements:
    50000 Experience PointsVeteran
    Cletus's Avatar tPF Moderator
    Karma
    195698
    Join Date
    Jun 2015
    Posts
    32,313
    Points
    74,318
    Level
    66
    Thanks Given
    3,681
    Thanked 27,383x in 15,850 Posts
    Mentioned
    412 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Quote Originally Posted by Crepitus View Post
    The Greenland ice sheet is half a million years old if I recall correctly.
    Not really relevant. In geologic time, that is the blink of an eye.
    “Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in pursuit of justice is no virtue.” - Barry Goldwater

  16. #10
    Points: 432,155, Level: 100
    Level completed: 0%, Points required for next Level: 0
    Overall activity: 100.0%
    Achievements:
    50000 Experience PointsVeteranOverdriveSocial
    Awards:
    Frequent Poster
    Tahuyaman's Avatar Senior Member
    Karma
    307976
    Join Date
    Dec 2014
    Location
    Bremerton, Washington
    Posts
    183,457
    Points
    432,155
    Level
    100
    Thanks Given
    20,178
    Thanked 76,991x in 55,613 Posts
    Mentioned
    700 Post(s)
    Tagged
    1 Thread(s)
    Quote Originally Posted by Crepitus View Post
    Glaciers don't grow back in one season. They are melting more in the summer than they can grow back in the winter.

    https://www.nbcnews.com/science/envi...acier-n1043781
    An ice sheet is part of a glacier which can expand or contract depending on the season.

+ Reply to Thread

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts