The acceleration is making some scientists fear that Antarctica’s ice sheet may have entered the early stages of an unstoppable disintegration. Because the collapse of vulnerable parts of the ice sheet could raise the sea level dramatically, the continued existence of the world’s great coastal cities — Miami, New York, Shanghai and many more — is tied to Antarctica’s fate.
Four New York Times journalists joined a Columbia University team in Antarctica late last year to fly across the world’s largest chunk of floating ice in an American military cargo plane loaded with the latest scientific gear. Inside the cargo hold, an engineer with a shock of white hair directed younger scientists as they threw switches. Gravity meters jumped to life. Radar pulses and laser beams fired toward the ice below. READ MORE
It is very difficult to believe anything that anyone says anymore. I had recently read a couple of articles of scientists stating that the arctic glaciers are NOT melting at alarming rates or even at all. And that the whole global warming issue is really not true. Then, I read, on this website, that they ARE melting.
I have read stories on here recently that are truly unbelievable, and I do not mean stories that are amazing or wondrous. I mean, actually not believable. So, it just goes to prove that we cannot believe everything we read … even if it is on a “Christian news” website.
WHY DO YOU LOVE THE WORLD AND IT’S FOOLISHNESS