#climatechange #Antarctic #sealevel
The most comprehensive effort yet to predict how global warming will affect the West Antarctic Ice Sheet has found there is little humanity can do to stop its ice shelves from melting.
Comprehensive study of West Antarctic Ice Sheet finds collapse may be unavoidable
The study is the first attempt to model the uncertain atmosphere and ocean processes that could doom the sheet's ice shelves, leading to considerable sea level rise.
@peeppeepcircus and they are drilling for more oil. I've lost all hope that we will survive this existential crisis. I thought that because I'm 74 I would avoid the worst but even that I'm not so sure about anymore.
@NorthernInvader @peeppeepcircus Our kids are already suffering & none want kids
Ouch! We need this kind of honest communication to become the norm from scientists who are beginning to grasp how bad things really are...
@wyrmeboi see this video https://youtu.be/X-FJvzgrM00 that @cassandra17lina posted earlier
@NorthernInvader “unavoidable” 😢