Kris Van Steenbergen
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This is what we try to save:
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09-12-2013 19:55:25
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Larry79115 Paul Beckwith Kris Van Steenbergen Indeed all major ice sheets of Antarctica are under more and more threat from warming oceans. More and more research is demonstrating this, that OHC is major factor causing melting of ice sheets, far more so than changes in wind (speed, direction, etc) or aerosols.
Paul Beckwith Jim Massa Kris Van Steenbergen
If Deep Ocean Heat is really a thing, and not a hoax, doesn't this show East Antarctica being the most vulnerable? Even if it's a bigger ice cube, there seems to be more water surrounding it directly.
Kris Van Steenbergen Uhh, you haven't underestimated them. You've been telling us about them for years.
Oh, wait. This is a message for the public as well as ineffective politicians. They didn't listen, and in fact have put in place policies that continue our dependence on fossil fuels.
Yikes.
This is surely the most important research in the past 10 years, with a number of very serious findings regarding the very rapid response of the oceanic climate system:
First tipping point regarding heat transfer & CO₂ absorption.
eurekalert.org/news-releases/…
eurekalert.org/news-releases/…