The melting rate of the glaciers in the Arctic and Antarctic will increase many times as the climate warms by 1.8 degrees. In this respect informs TASS.
These conclusions were made by scientists from the South Korean Institute of Basic Research, led by Axel Timmermann. “If humanity cannot sustain warming around 1.8 degrees Celsius, then the ice floes of Greenland and West Antarctica will break apart and begin to melt rapidly. If we do nothing, these processes alone will cause sea level rise by at least one meter over the next 130 years,” he said. .
The authors came to such conclusions when examining a computer model of the Greenland and Antarctic glaciers. The effect of temperature on the melting process is non-linear because even a relatively small warming degrades the structure of ice. Cracks, fissures and puddles (“puddles”) appear in it, which further accelerates the melting and moves the ice to the sea. It also contributes to the formation of icebergs.
According to calculations, a temperature increase of 1.8 degrees will start a chain reaction that is almost impossible to stop. Therefore, the rate of ice melt will suddenly increase and be 30 times the current rate for at least a century and a half. This will lead to complex ecological and climatic changes as well as flooding of coastal plains.
ancient scientists suggested stop gold mining to fight global warming.