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I've seen several videos concerning the Thwaites Glacier in the Antarctic and how underlaying ocean temperatures could cause it's collapse and thus raise ocean levels.
The videos indicate that the portion over the ocean isn't the concern but that if that ice shelf disappears, then the ice on land could come sliding down into the ocean raising global ocean levels by up to 2 feet.
Anyone concerned?
The videos indicate that the portion over the ocean isn't the concern but that if that ice shelf disappears, then the ice on land could come sliding down into the ocean raising global ocean levels by up to 2 feet.
Anyone concerned?
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The concern appears real. But I'm not sure how much one can believe due to the constant overhyping of models by the global warming community which don't pan out over even short periods of time (say 20 years).
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Over the years you hear of all kinds of weird proposals that never come to fruition such as towing icebergs from Antarctica to Australia and somehow getting the water content into interior desert areas.
If some sort of cost-effective desalinization process could be worked out, it might be possible to "green" desert areas of the planet such as the Australian desert. There seems to be progress in that direction (see Middle Eastern efforts) but "cost-effective" seems a long way off.
If some sort of cost-effective desalinization process could be worked out, it might be possible to "green" desert areas of the planet such as the Australian desert. There seems to be progress in that direction (see Middle Eastern efforts) but "cost-effective" seems a long way off.
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