Thursday, August 23, 2012

Antarctic Ice Shelf Collapse Has Been Occurring For 600 Years

redOrbit: The Antarctic Peninsula has been continually shrinking for centuries, since long before the Industrial Revolution, according to an international team of researchers. However, rapid warming over the past 100 years has been unusual and, if it continues, the ice shelf could be on par for a complete collapse. Temperatures in the Antarctic Peninsula began rising around 600 years ago, occurring naturally. This was long before manmade influences on the climate further increased them, scientists said...

URL: http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1112680578/antarctic-ice-shelf-collapse-082312/
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