"Over 2 Trillion Ton Pole Ice melt"
"Ice in Greenland,
which shrink as more global warming"
MORE than two trillion tons of ice at the North Pole and South Pole melt since 2003. Measurement results using GRACE satellite observation data belonging to NASA is the latest evidence shows the impact of global warming.
"Between Greenland, Antarctica, and Alaska, the ice layer has increased as sea water-fifth inch in the last five years," said Scott Luthcke, geofisikawan NASA.
From these measurements, more than half of the ice is in Greenland before. During the past five years, the ice melt from Greenland's flow to the Chesapeake Bay and the offshore flow to the sea. In fact, according to Luthcke, melting ice in Greenland will be faster.
The ice melt in the mainland is actually not directly influence the increase of sea water in the face of all the world like ice melt on frozen sea. In the 1990s, the ice in Greenland does not cause the increase of sea water, which means.
"However, at this time Greenland consecutive half-millimeter increase the level of sea water per year," said NASA ice scientist Jay Zwally. "The continually worsened. This shows a strong sign of liquefaction and amplification. There is no improvement occurs, "continued Zwally.
NASA scientists presented their findings on the new American Geophysical Union conference in San Francisco last week. By analyzing the changes in climate, in general, scientists will see that happen a few years to determine overall trends.
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Source: LIVESCIENCE
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