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Maybe. Maybe not. New study, reported on at SciTechDaily,
The world's largest ice sheets may be in less danger of sudden collapse than previously predicted, according to new findings led by the University of Michigan.
The study, published in Science, included simulating the demise of West Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier, one of the world's largest and most unstable glaciers. Researchers modeled the collapse of various heights of ice cliffs—near-vertical formations that occur where glaciers and ice shelves meet the ocean. They found that instability doesn't always lead to rapid disintegration.
"What we found is that over long timescales, ice behaves like a viscous fluid, sort of like a pancake spreading out in a frying pan," said Jeremy Bassis, U-M associate professor of climate and space sciences and engineering. "So the ice spreads out and thins faster than it can fail and this can stabilize collapse. But if the ice can't thin fast enough, that's when you have the possibility of rapid glacier collapse."
Or, not.
[...] "There's no doubt that sea levels are rising, and that it's going to continue in the coming decades," Bassis said. "But I think this study offers hope that we're not approaching a complete collapse—that there are measures that can mitigate and stabilize things. And we still have the opportunity to change things by making decisions about things like energy emissions—methane and CO2."
[...] "The ocean is always there, sort of tickling the ice in a very complex way, and we've only known for a decade or two just how important it is," he said. "But we're beginning to understand that it's driving a lot of the changes we're seeing, and I think that's going to be the next big frontier in our research."
Journal Reference:
J. N. Bassis, B. Berg, A. J. Crawford, et al. Transition to marine ice cliff instability controlled by ice thickness gradients and velocity [$], Science (DOI: 10.1126/science.abf6271)
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 22 2021, @08:29AM (2 children)
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Pravda would most certainly approve of his message.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 22 2021, @08:35PM
Muh difference of opinion!
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What a load of hogwash, as usual used by the idiot that doesn't want to be made fun of. Should we extend the same level of respect to Hitler as we do to Ghandi? Should we entertain ideas of eugenics and start culling the population?
Many opinions are just wrong, and once they are provably wrong they merit only insults and mockery. Even khallow admits climate change is real, though he is busy trying to cling on to his "this is fine" approach. Whining about being persecuted just because you hold stupid opinions does not make you oppressed. The day we lock you up is the day you can cry about censorship, until then you are free to spread "the word" however you can to whomever will entertain your silly notions.
(Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Tuesday June 22 2021, @10:44PM
Way to miss the point entirely.
SOP for you really.