{"id":26878,"date":"2018-09-28T10:40:30","date_gmt":"2018-09-28T14:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/?p=26878"},"modified":"2022-03-16T10:17:21","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T14:17:21","slug":"ice-caps-melting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/ice-caps-melting\/","title":{"rendered":"Ice Caps Are Melting in Unheard-Of Ways"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sea-level rise may be the biggest threat posed by climate change. <\/span><\/p>\n

And that\u2019s not breaking news. <\/span><\/p>\n

When global temperatures rise, glaciers and ice caps begin to melt at an accelerated rate. The water that melts off the frozen structures funnels into the ocean and increases sea levels. <\/span><\/p>\n

While melting ice isn\u2019t the only factor that causes sea-level rise, it is a major contributor. <\/span><\/p>\n

The sea had remained at a stable level for thousands of years, but global sea levels <\/span>have risen<\/span><\/a> nearly eight inches since 1900 and more than two inches in the past 20 years. <\/span><\/p>\n

Scientists estimate sea levels could rise an additional <\/span>three feet<\/span><\/a> by 2300. <\/span><\/p>\n

Sea-level rise is an immediate danger to the world. When water pours inland, it can destroy coastal habitats and ecosystems that house birds, fish and plants. Aquifers and agricultural soil can be contaminated, coast lines can erode, and there is an increased risk for deadly floods. <\/span><\/p>\n

Higher sea levels also mean greater storm surges that can destroy homes, kill humans and animals, and displace hundreds of thousands of people living on the coast. <\/span><\/p>\n

It sounds like something the world should try to avoid, right? Well, it might be too late. <\/span><\/p>\n

Sea-level rise will continue <\/span>long after<\/span><\/a> greenhouse gas emissions are stopped. <\/span><\/p>\n

And some ice caps are melting faster than ever before. <\/span><\/p>\n

Unparalleled depletion of Russian ice cap<\/b><\/h2>\n

Over the past few years, Russia\u2019s Vavilov Ice Cap has melted and slid drastically faster than it ever had before, researchers from the <\/span>University of Colorado Boulder find<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

The ice cap, which traditionally moved at speeds of two inches per day, was sliding as much as 82 feet a day in 2015. <\/span><\/p>\n

“In a warming climate, glacier acceleration is becoming more and more common, but the rate of ice loss at Vavilov is extreme and unexpected,” <\/span>Mike Willis<\/span><\/a>, an assistant professor of geology at CU Boulder and lead author of the study, said in a statement. <\/span><\/p>\n