by P. Homewood, January 15, 2019 in NotaLotofPeopleKnowThat
Antarctica is shedding ice at a staggering rate.
Scientists have discovered global warming has caused the melting of the ice on the continent to increase sixfold since 1979.
This phenomenal rate of melting has seen global sea levels rise by more than half an inch – and experts predict it will get worse.
Scientists have predicted a ‘multi-meter sea level rise from Antarctica in the coming centuries’ as a result of the vast loss of ice.
Researchers discovered that, between 1970 and 1990, the continent was shedding an average of 40 gigatons of ice mass annually.
This jumped to an average of 252 gigatons a year between 2009 and 2017.
You may of course recall that it was only three years ago that the same NASA, who are behind this latest scare story, were telling us that the ice cap was actually growing in Antarctica. But more of that in a minute.
There are several aspects to this latest story that need closer examination.
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