Antarctic glaciers melting 77% faster than 40 years ago: Sea levels will rise by FOUR FOOT if they collapse completely
Study looked at six of the fastest flowing glaciers in Antarctica They are collectively shedding ice 77% faster than they were in 1973 Now shed the same amount of ice as the entire Greenland ice sheet Ice from these glaciers accounts for 10% of the annual sea-level rise
Microbes Teach Humanity a Few Things About Carbon and Mass Extinctions
There have been five mass extinctions recorded in Earth’s geological record thus far. Some scientists posit that due to human activity and changes to climate and carbon dioxide levels, the Earth and its current inhabitants are in the midst of or at least poised on the brink of a sixth. Because of this possibility, researchers […]
The Vanishing Arctic Ice Cap
Journalism with real independence and integrity is a rare thing. Truthout relies on reader donations – click here to make a tax-deductible contribution and support our work. An Arctic largely devoid of ice, giant methane outbursts causing tsunamis in the North Atlantic, and global sea levels rising by several meters by mid-century sound like the […]
A Message for Geoengineer David Keith
The truth, ………… and nothing but ……………………………… the truth – The global geoengineering, weather control, and weather warfare industry is slowly being wrenched into the light from the dark cloak of secrecy. Certain advocates are attempting to deny the many geoengineering programs of the last 60 or 70 years, and to justify and expand these […]
Melting Arctic Opens New Frontier, Challenges
In this Saturday, March 22, 2014 photo provided by the U.S. Navy, sailors aboard the Virginia-class attack submarine USS New Mexico tie mooring lines after the submarine surfaces through the arctic ice at Ice Camp Nautilus, north of Alaska. Cracks in polar sea ice are prompting the Navy to break down the camp that provided […]