Antarctic Glaciers Experience Sudden and Extreme Melting
- 9 years ago
A new study led by scientists from the University of Bristol reports that a recent examination of Antarctic glaciers produced some astounding results.
A new study led by scientists from the University of Bristol reports that a recent examination of Antarctic glaciers produced some astounding results.
Since 2009, glaciers around the Southern Antarctic Peninsula have shed around 72 cubic miles of water.
That’s the equivalent of 14 and a half trillion gallons per year, and is in total enough to fill the Empire State Building 350 thousand times.
The researchers that discovered the staggering loss used a combination of satellite measurements and gravitational readings to identify and
A new study led by scientists from the University of Bristol reports that a recent examination of Antarctic glaciers produced some astounding results.
Since 2009, glaciers around the Southern Antarctic Peninsula have shed around 72 cubic miles of water.
That’s the equivalent of 14 and a half trillion gallons per year, and is in total enough to fill the Empire State Building 350 thousand times.
The researchers that discovered the staggering loss used a combination of satellite measurements and gravitational readings to identify and