Oceans could rise by three metres as climate change threatens Antarctica's ice shelves

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More than half the ice shelves around Antarctica that prevent huge glaciers sliding into the ocean and lifting sea levels are at risk of crumbling due to climate change, according to new research.

Melt water running into deep fissures caused by warming air is undermining the structural integrity of these natural barricades, the researchers reported in prestigious journal Nature.

Earth's average surface temperature has gone up by one degree Celsius since the last 19th century, enough to increase the intensity of droughts, heat waves and tropical cyclones. When this happens, water - which is heavier than ice -"violently forces the fractures to zip open and cause the shelf to rapidly disintegrate", the researchers said in a statement.The Antarctic Peninsula, which has warmed more than any other part of the continent, has shown in dramatic fashion what this can lead to.

 

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paintsandsings And Slobmo says he is managing climate change!

How many years has this fear mongering been reproduced now Geez....... No modelling has proven to be even close to reality, looking back at predictions from the past we clearly see total failure. Stop trying to scare folks, you are already spreading unnecessary fear RE the flu.

Oh well .

Bullshit

Dont worry it will be all be over soon 💀

Yeah go back to climate change its better than covid

'at risk' means it hasn't happened and this is more propaganda and false prophecies from the Marxists at SBS.

Come on! We know it is because of the impending ice age that Antartica is growing, so there is more ice to fall of into the sea. Everyone knows this!

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