Glacier melting at 3x predicted rate

[clarky003]

Study of the Kangerdlugssuaq glacier reveals the rate is increasing.

basically its happening faster than expected , at the moment its one third of the 100 year prediction, if greenland follows trend, the sea levels may increase by 23 feet in just 3 decades or so.

http://www.physorg.com/news5413.html

Id rather dump this in politics because I know it will be taken more seriously.

 

[Icarusintel]

sweet! i'm gonna have beachfront property soon!

 

[baron insig]

oh my, well im on a hill, so ill be ok tho the rivers and everything will get a whoel lot wider, seeing as hardly any rivers have 23ft of wall on either side, and the thing is in major cities on either side of a bridge its all flat! Take longond for instance, millenium dome get submerged/ olymics might be a bit damp if it accelerates more

should be interesting to see what happens

 

[Icarusintel]

oh my, well im on a hill, so ill be ok tho the rivers and everything will get a whoel lot wider, seeing as hardly any rivers have 23ft of wall on either side, and the thing is in major cities on either side of a bridge its all flat! Take longond for instance, millenium dome get submerged/ olymics might be a bit damp if it accelerates more

should be interesting to see what happens

i live on a hill too, luckily, the drop is at least 100 feet into a large valley, i should be just fine for a while, and I'll sell my house and move before it gets toio high

 

[Fliko]

Well... accordingly, this means that to the left of my house, there will be a beach.

 

[clarky003]

If the rate increases the same amount again in the next decade the rate may reach 6x and could in worst case scenario mean that it all melts in 20 years from now, It could be too late, its damage limitation now, goodbye inner london, welcome back Isle of Avalon.

 

[Tr0n]

We're screwed.

 

[No Limit]

Oh come on, any Republican can tell you climate change doesn't exist so nothing needs to be done. God will come down and refreeze it; we're good to go.

 

[Edgar]

well the climate has been changing for millions of years.. were just getting out of a damn ice age over these hundred thousands of years.

 

[RakuraiTenjin]

Oh come on, any Republican can tell you climate change doesn't exist so nothing needs to be done. God will come down and refreeze it; we're good to go.

Climates changing and atmospheric warming does exist, has for the lifespan of the Earth, and greenhouse gases are a contributing factor to the recent rising of temperature.

 

[No Limit]

Climates changing and atmospheric warming does exist, has for the lifespan of the Earth, and greenhouse gases are a contributing factor to the recent rising of temperature.

blah blah blah, I'm a Republican, I don't believe in science so clearly there is nothing you can do to convince me.

Sorry, it's been a while; I got that out of my system.

 

[RakuraiTenjin]

blah blah blah, I'm a Republican, I don't believe in science so clearly there is nothing you can do to convince me.

Sorry, it's been a while; I got that out of my system.

lol did you even read what I wrote?

 

[Reaktor4]

Big deal. Iirc (could be wrong but cba checking), about 10% of icebergs stick out of the water, and ice has about 10% more volume than water so when it melts the sea levels wont change.

 

[X|Rolando]

blah blah blah, I'm a Republican, I don't believe in science so clearly there is nothing you can do to convince me.

Sorry, it's been a while; I got that out of my system.

You did us all a favor there :cheers:

 

[Sainku]

lol did you even read what I wrote?

blah blah blah I'm a silly republican who thinks people should actually read what I write.

HAHA! little guy:1....the man:0




..Anyways, If this is true...I wont have to pay 500 a year for a stupid membership at the local club to go swimming anymore.

 

[Dumb Dude]

lol did you even read what I wrote?

Do you even know what he means?? Hahaha. Funny stuff No Limit.:cheers:

 

[clarky003]

Big deal. Iirc (could be wrong but cba checking), about 10% of icebergs stick out of the water, and ice has about 10% more volume than water so when it melts the sea levels wont change.

eh?, i can see how your thinking, but it quite simply goes something like this...

Greenlands Ice land mass when melted = more liquid water spread throughout the oceans = raise in sea level by 23 feet.

and that is just in the case of Greenland, not mentioning other additional Glacier and Ice land masses that will be effected.

 

[baron insig]

it doesnt matter about the ice thats in the water, its the ice that is on te land that wil contribute to rising sea levels

 

[Dumb Dude]

I'm sure we'll end up dumping huge buckets of water into space. Problem sovled.

 

[Raziaar]

I'm sure we'll end up dumping huge buckets of water into space. Problem sovled.

No... its giant icecubes into the ocean, larger every year.

Do you even know what he means?? Hahaha. Funny stuff No Limit.

I don't mean to antagonize, but your name is definitely fitting if you find the moronic stereotypes that No Limit blabs on about funny.

 

[Sainku]

No, we could put lots of giant ice cube machines just of the coast...that way we could all live...and have refreshingly cool drinks!

 

[RakuraiTenjin]

Do you even know what he means?? Hahaha. Funny stuff No Limit.:cheers:

No, just retarded. "lol you characterized, *high five"

 

[clarky003]

I'm sure we'll end up dumping huge buckets of water into space. Problem sovled.

that would be some bucket!, i mean really solution wise we are in the shit , because unfortunately we are all economically enslaved because of the beaurocracey that surrounds the fossil fuel industry, which perpetuates lack of enviromental appreciation within governments who have heavey profitable interest's in oil still.

I feel strongly that we really need to switch over to alternate energies asap, and we really need to be told more about the research and development of the technologies of the 21st century within media circles. This is one of the reasons why im so open to zero point energy methadologies, cold fusion, and technologies like this that I believe are supressed due to the heavey desire to keep economic control within elitest groups with interests in oil, and maintaining power through that forced dependance that we are subjected to everyday of our lives.

I actually have strong inclination that mainstream science is rife with beaurocracey and corruption in order to maintain the present economic powers that be, preventing/drastically slowing the reasearch and acceptance of advanced energy technologies in a public light.

 

[Revisedsoul]

Big deal. Iirc (could be wrong but cba checking), about 10% of icebergs stick out of the water, and ice has about 10% more volume than water so when it melts the sea levels wont change.

as started above alot of the ice is on land. and remeber the warmer it get the bigger it gets. (the water that is)

 

[Thadius Dean]

sweet! i'm gonna have beachfront property soon!

 

[Reaktor4]

Fair enough, i was wrong, i didnt even think of that.

 

[Teta_Bonita]

blah blah blah, I'm a Republican, I don't believe in science so clearly there is nothing you can do to convince me.

Sorry, it's been a while; I got that out of my system.

no Limit, you f*cking rock! :thumbs:

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