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Smaller Glaciers Boost Sea Level as Much as the Giants
Climate Central: As the planet warms under the influence of rising greenhouse gases, and melting ice drives sea level higher, scientists have focused mostly on changes in the vast ice sheets that cover Greenland and Antarctica. If either one melts substantially or slides into the ocean, the results would be catastrophic. But there’s another ice reserve to worry about: the many thousands of smaller glaciers unconnected to continental-scale ice sheets Continue reading
Central African rainforests disappearred from climate change
Economic Times: Climate change combined with human activity caused the disappearance of tropical rainforests in central Africa 3,000 years ago, a study has found. According to the Prensa Latina news agency, an analysis of marine sediment of the Congo river shows that at that time there was the influence of a strong chemical erosion. Continue reading
