The worry has been that with further global warming such meltwater would increase and have a catastrophic effect on the ice sheet, lubricating its base and making it slide quickly into the ocean. But a new study suggests that the meltwater's effect is not as strong as feared. Full Story »
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Basically an article that throws percentages at us in the hope we get the big picture. Still, it's a scarey big picture in light of Bush's latest "breathtaking" global-warming proposal masquerading as an administration breakthrough, but which does nothing more than validate the fact that ultra conservatives still regard global warming as pseudo science and the greatest fraud ever perpetrated upon mankind.
Interesting info, but it seems like a claim that a water flow is greater than Niagara falls should have numbers. Three sources.
While this was interesting and it makes predicitons that we would all like to believe, the fact remains that as glaciers continue to melt, the act of moving and melting, along with greater temperatures due to the reflectivity of water vs. the reflectivity of ice will continue to encourage the glaciers toward the sea at an ever great rate. Specifically, the meltwater under the glaciers will increase accordingly, reducing the friction between ice and land. The position of such draining ... More »
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