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Environment & Energy

Joe_1234

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18. Old News

Reply to Lodestar (Original post)

Mon Feb 9, 2015, 01:14 PM

Feb 2015

The imminent collapse of the West Antarctic ice sheet was first reported in a newspaper in 1922.

Furthermore, in early 2014, geologists concluded that the melting of the ice sheet is from below, not above. The good news is that it means global warming has nothing to do with it. The bad news is that the heat from within the earth melting from below reduces the friction of the ice against the earth's surface by introducing liquid water.

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“This Is What a Holy Sh*t Moment for Global Warming Looks Like” [View all] Lodestar May 2014 OP

This cannot get too much attention. K&R Louisiana1976 May 2014 #1

We are totally screwn pscot May 2014 #2

What you said. GliderGuider May 2014 #3

Yep nt obxhead May 2014 #4

+1000 nt Javaman May 2014 #9

The fossil fuel industry sent their shills to post comments. Geez. Enthusiast May 2014 #5

The models consistently understate the gravity of the situation GliderGuider May 2014 #6

Is that true? LouisvilleDem May 2014 #7

Here's the paper referred to in the quote. Decide for yourself. GliderGuider May 2014 #10

Have anything more recent? LouisvilleDem May 2014 #17

Nothing is going to happen till the West Antarctic Ice Sheet actually collapse. happyslug May 2014 #8

And demanding action after such a collapse occurs is almost worthless NickB79 May 2014 #11

With th subsequet severe shortages of fuel, fighting will be minimal happyslug May 2014 #13

I see more "civil war/warlords/anarchy" style fighting NickB79 May 2014 #14

Actually the problem will differ between countries. happyslug May 2014 #16

But hey, if we keep things under 2C, we're golden, right? NickB79 May 2014 #12

The one who dies with the most toys ... Nihil May 2014 #15

Old News Joe_1234 Feb 2015 #18

Do you have a link to that 2014 conclusion? arcane1 Feb 2015 #19

Welcome to DU.Are you saying global warming has nothing to do with it, just the warming globe does? uppityperson Feb 2015 #20

Welcome to DU gopiscrap Feb 2015 #21