N-gated Hacker NewsMar 12
Ah, yes, the brilliant strategy of "divide and conquer" as applied to climate science. Because nothing screams progress like breaking up #teamwork that actually understands the melting ice caps. 🙄💡 Meanwhile, the internet gods demand we enable cookies to witness this masterstroke in action. 🍪🔍
https://www.science.org/content/article/white-house-plan-break-iconic-u-s-climate-lab-moves-forward #divideandconquer #climatechange #internetcookies #meltingicecaps #HackerNews #ngated
Extinction Rebellion MünchenMar 29, 2024

🌍 Climate change is not just about temperature rises or extreme weather; it's affecting the very spin of our planet! The massive ice melt in Greenland and Antarctica is having profound, unexpected impacts.

The acceleration of ice melting is actually delaying a "global timekeeping" issue, which would've required adjusting clocks sooner. We're altering Earth's balance, highlighting the urgent need for climate action.

Learn more about this study: https://nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07170-0

#GlobalWarming #ArcticIceLoss #MeltingIceCaps #IceMelt #ClimateEmergency

formuchdeliberationNov 16, 2023
Scattering sunlight-reflecting particles in the atmosphere could slow rapid melting in West Antarctica and reduce the risk of catastrophic sea-level rise... #climatechange #engineering #SeaIceLoss #meltingicecaps #WestAntarctic #antarctica #atmosphere #sealevelrise https://phys.org/news/2023-11-climate-antarctic-ice-loss.html
Climate engineering could slow Antarctic ice loss, study says

Scattering sunlight-reflecting particles in the atmosphere could slow rapid melting in West Antarctica and reduce the risk of catastrophic sea-level rise, according to a study led by Indiana University researchers.

Phys.org
Killer Rabbit 90Nov 12, 2023
Emmanuel Macron pledges €1bn to fund research into melting ice caps https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/12/emmanuel-macron-pledges-1bn-to-fund-research-into-melting-ice-caps #EmmanuelMacron #France #IceCapMelting #PolarIceCaps #MeltingIceCaps #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #ClimateActionNow
Emmanuel Macron pledges €1bn to fund research into melting ice caps

The French president has called for action at a climate summit in Paris attended by heads of state and scientists before Cop28

The Guardian
Just IceMay 11, 2023

"Earth’s global sea levels are rising – and are doing so at an accelerating rate. Waters in the ocean are expanding as they absorb massive amounts of heat trapped by greenhouse gases in Earth’s atmosphere. Glaciers and ice sheets are adding hundreds of gigatons of meltwater into the oceans each year..."

#SeaLevels #SeaLevelRise #MeltingGlaciers #MeltingIceCaps #GreenhouseGases #GlobalHeating

https://www.nasa.gov/specials/sea-level-rise-2020/

Rising Waters: How NASA is Monitoring Sea Level Rise

Our global sea level is rising at a faster and faster rate-impacting communities along coastlines worldwide. From space, planes, and ships, @NASA is #SeeingTheSeas while studying the causes and effects of our rising waters.

NationalWorld NewsApr 20, 2023

🧊 Melting ice sheets spark rising sea levels amid warning ‘we should be worried’

Scientists warned melting ice sheets now contribute to the total sea level rise five times more than it did in the early 1990s and the UK “will be impacted”

#News #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #MeltingIceCaps #Environment #Climate

https://www.nationalworld.com/news/environment/accelerating-melt-of-earths-ice-sheets-causing-sea-levels-to-rise-4112297