#thwaites
Imagem de satélite - 29 Dez - O Glaciar #Thwaites na #Antártica é um dos maiores do mundo -
Atualmente, contribui para 4% do aumento anual do nível do mar global
Conforme o #Oceano fica mais quente, seu gelo está se movendo mais rápido e corre o risco de colapsar
https://pic.twitter.com/hNjesIpYr0 -
RT DG DEFIS #StrongerTogether - #Copernicus #Sentinel1 #AquecimentoGlobal -
'Crucial Antarctic ice shelf could fail within five years,' scientists say.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/12/13/thwaites-glacier-melt-antarctica/
'Will the owners of the #blue #planet between #Venus and #Mars please attend to your #vehicle.
It is #overheating.'
#Scientists have discovered a series of worrying #weaknesses in the #ice #shelf holding back one of #Antarctica’s most #dangerous #glaciers, suggesting that this important #buttress against #sea-level-rise could #shatter within the next three to five years"
#antarctic #thwaites #glacier #ice-shelf #itgc #collapse #climate #environment #warming #ocean #audio