Canada's glaciers could shrink by a fifth by 2100
(AFP) – 34 minutes ago
WASHINGTON — A fifth of Canada's glaciers could be gone by the end of the century, a casualty of global warming that would drive a 1.4-inch (3.5-centimeter) rise in sea levels, a study found Thursday.
"Even if we only assume moderate global warming, it is still highly likely that the ice is going to melt at an alarming rate," lead author Jan Lenaerts said in a statement.
And "the chances of it growing back are very slim," emphasized the meteorologist at Utrecht University in the Netherlands.
He said the process was both irreversible and self-reinforcing -- because the snow and ice in the tundra and in the waters of northern Canada currently help reflect away some of the sun's heat ...
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