This new Antarctic Discovery will affect You massively

2018, Abrupt Climate Change, Antarctica, Climate Change, Climate Feedbacks, Communication, Cryosphere, Deglaciation, EAIS, Glaciology, Ice Sheets, Impacts, Science Talk, Sea Level Rise, Study, UK, WAISLeave a comment

Past studies of Antarctica’s accelerated glacier retreat focused on regional trends, a new study now finds continental trends of over ten percent of marine terminating glaciers moving inland. Current peak retreat has been documented to be in the ballpark of 25 meters each single year. Read Chris Mooney’s Washington Post article study summary goo.gl/HuxtxL /…

Thousands of little Volcano like Hills form in Arctic!

2018, Abrupt Climate Change, Arctic Amplification, Climate Change, Climate Feedbacks, Communication, Cryosphere, Deglaciation, Environment, Erosion, Geodynamics, Geosphere, Impacts, Methane (CH4), Permafrost, Polar Amplification, Russia, Siberia, Soil1 Comment

Scientist speculated that pingos may erupt and lead to the creation of craters – small lakes, thaw ponds. New satellite observations reveal continuous trend. The Siberian Times article, Pingo in Arctic goo.gl/mwNnEF / http://siberiantimes.com/other/others/news/crater-formed-by-exploding-pingo-in-arctic-erupts-a-second-time-from-methane-emissions/ The trend from frozen tundra soils shifting to thermokarst erosion and thaw ponds, may in the future be exacerbated by increased…