Thanks, gocomics.org
Day: July 29, 2019
Glacial melting happening much faster than predicted, out of sight, underwater…
NOAA
❝ Underwater melting of tidewater glaciers is occurring much faster than previously thought, according to a new study by researchers at Rutgers and the University of Oregon.
The findings, which could lead to improved forecasting of climate-driven sea level rise, are based on a new method developed by the researchers that for the first time directly measures the submarine melting of tidewater glaciers.
❝ The study appears in the July 26 issue of the journal Science.
❝ “We found that melt rates are significantly higher than expected across the whole underwater face of the glacier — in some places 100 times higher than theory would predict,” [study co-author Rebecca] Jackson said.
Out of sight, out of your mind – if you don’t include it all in your analysis.