West Antarctic ice shelf breaking up from the inside out

[neeksgeek]

[link:Http://m.phys.org/news/2016-11-west-antarctic-ice-shelf.html|Http://m.phys.org/news/2016-11-west-antarctic-ice-shelf.html]

"It's generally accepted that it's no longer a question of whether the West Antarctic Ice Sheet will melt, it's a question of when," said study leader Ian Howat, associate professor of earth sciences at Ohio State. "This kind of rifting behavior provides another mechanism for rapid retreat of these glaciers, adding to the probability that we may see significant collapse of West Antarctica in our lifetimes."

More at link. I'm sure this isn't a hoax! But maybe Donald believes the Chinese are digging this rift.

[femmedem]

1. Can you edit your OP to include the link?

Thanks for posting this. There are so many important issues right now, but we can't lose sight of the urgency of climate change.

[Eugene]

4. Here's the link at Phys.org

http://phys.org/news/2016-11-west-antarctic-ice-shelf.html

[DFW]

2. If that happens

Visiting Miami will only be possible with scuba gear.

[neeksgeek]

3. Link

I did include the link in the OP but obviously it didn't get posted. I'm on my phone and must have done something silly. Anyway I can't edit the post, so here is the link.


http://m.phys.org/news/2016-11-west-antarctic-ice-shelf.html|

[mopinko]

5. the time lapse is terrifying.

not so much the calving ice bergs, but you can really see a huge field of the glacier moving.

[NickB79]

6. I feel sorry for the poor that will be harmed by this. The deniers, though? Nope.

Hope they fucking drown inside their million-dollar beachfront properties.