Scientists Warn Antarctica , Facing Extreme Weather , Driven By Climate Change.
'Time' reports that scientists have warned that
records have even been shattered in Antarctica
amid a worldwide increase in temperatures.
'Time' reports that scientists have warned that
records have even been shattered in Antarctica
amid a worldwide increase in temperatures.
Researchers say that there has also been an
uptick in the number of extreme weather events.
Researchers say that there has also been an
uptick in the number of extreme weather events.
According to a new paper in
'Frontiers in Environmental Science,'
the western region along with the peninsula
have seen dramatic ice sheet melt. .
'Time' reports that one glacier has been dubbed
the 'Doomsday Glacier' by scientists, amid an
international effort to determine why it's melting so fast.
A changing Antarctica
is bad news for our planet, Martin Siegert, a glaciologist, professor of geosciences at
University of Exeter and lead author on the paper, via 'Time'.
According to Anna Hogg, one of the paper's co-authors and
a professor at the University of Leeds, the work illustrates
the deep connection between the ice, ocean and air. .
Once you’ve made a big change,
it can then be really hard to
sort of turn that around, Martin Siegert, a glaciologist, professor of geosciences at
University of Exeter and lead author on the paper, via 'Time'.
'Time' reports that the team investigated several factors
including heat waves, melting sea ice, collapse of
ice shelves and associated impact on biodiversity.
I'm not an alarmist, but
what we see is alarming, Waleed Abdalati, an environmental researcher
at the University of Colorado, via 'Time'.
We can handle events, but we
can't handle a steady increase
of those destructive events, Waleed Abdalati, an environmental researcher
at the University of Colorado, via 'Time'