Eric Rignot: Observing Antarctic Glaciers
This talk was part of The Sleeping Giant: Measuring Ocean Ice Interactions in Antarctica short course at the Keck Institute for Space Studies at Caltech on September 9, 2013.
Eric Rignot: Observations suggest that ice sheets and glaciers can change faster, sooner and in a stronger way than anticipated GalleryEric Rignot: Observations suggest that ice sheets and glaciers can change faster, sooner and in a stronger way than anticipated
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Eric Rignot: Observations suggest that ice sheets and glaciers can change faster, sooner and in a stronger way than anticipated
We are likely going to get at least one meter sea level rise and beyond.
Eric Rignot: Ice Sheet Systems and Sea Level Change
Modern views of ice sheets provided by satellites, airborne surveys, in situ data and paleoclimate records have not fundamentally changed concerns about ice sheet stability and collapse that emerged in the 1970's.
Eric Rignot: Antarctica & Greenland Melt Accelerates Sea Level Rise
The state of the cryosphere
Epic flooding in Texas, during El Nino year and locked Jet Stream configuration (2015)
Tornadoes, flooding, and stormy weather currently affects large parts of central Texas.
EPA: What do YOU think about climate change?
EPA interviewed people in Washington, DC, to find out what they think about climate change.
EPA: Climate Change Communication – Scale, Complexity, Urgency (October 2017)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in conjunction with the National Dialogue on Climate Action.
Environmental Film Pollution Below (1975)
Pollution Below presents stories of three widely separated people who are caught up in situations caused by unexpected pollution.
Environment and Civilization, Anuta vs Easter Island
How the island of Anuta presents a contrasting example to the environmental destruction found on Easter Island.