Re:Antarctica loses three trillion tonnes of ice in 25 years
by breakyerself on Wednesday June 13, 2018 @07:13PM
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That also assumes the west Antarctic holds together until 2100. That's when it's expected to go into full retreat but the error bars are +-50 years. It could hold until 2150, but it could also start breaking up in 2050. That possibility and others are not included in those estimates.
> the worst-case scenario — of seas rising nearly 4 feet due to Antarctic ice loss alone by 2100 — assumes that very high emissions continue for carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/20...