Antarctic melting
due to rising heat
from deep oceans.
In an analysis
ocean temperature data
spanning several decades,
oceanographer
Dr. Doug Martinson
of Lamont-Doherty
Earth Observatory
in New York, USA
discovered that the vast
ice cap of Antarctica
is actually melting
from below due to heat
that is now rising
from deep ocean waters.
According to Dr. Martinson,
these water temperatures
have risen most steeply
since 1960, with
corresponding increases
in the undermining of
sea ice, along with
warmer air temperatures,
retreat of 87% of
alpine glaciers,
and extinction of entire
Adelie penguin colonies.
To Dr. Martinson's
surprise, however,
further analysis revealed
that this temperature rise
is occurring not just
in Antarctica, but in
ocean waters worldwide.
Dr. Martinson stated,
“When I saw that,
my jaw just dropped.”
The other implication
of this data is that even if
emissions are reduced,
the waters will continue
releasing heat
for some years to come.
As Dr. Martinson observed,
“There's the potential
that we're locked
into long-term sea level
rise for a long time.”
The information
also sheds new light
on other regions such as
Antarctica's Pine Island
Ice Shelf, which
previously was thought
to be disintegrating
due to summer melt water.
Now that the cause
is known to be
the up welling
of deep sea water,
factors such as wind
could influence how
quickly this and other
ice shelves may disappear.
We appreciate
your research, Dr. Martinson
and colleagues
at Lamont-Doherty
Earth Observatory,
showing how human-
caused global warming
is disturbing the fragile
balance of the Antarctic
and other sea locations
worldwide.
May our prompt actions
and effective solutions
help restore the balance
to protect all life
on Earth.
During a November 2009
videoconference in
Washington, DC, USA,
Supreme Master
Ching Hai
spoke of the possible
larger-than-expected
ice melts in Antarctica
and elsewhere, while
highlighting the need for
action at the root level.
Supreme Master
Ching Hai
: The West Antarctic
Ice Shelf is also melting,
with 3.3 meter sea level
rises forecast that would
threaten cities like
your country, New York,
Washington, D.C.,
and San Francisco.
And if all of Antarctica
and Greenland
were to melt -
meaning the ice -
then the sea levels could
rise to as much as
70 meters, which would
be deadly or disastrous
to most lives on Earth.
I pray day and night that
the divine manifest
in the physical realm
and wake up the leaders
of our nations, wake up
the religious heads,
wake up everybody
in time so that they
understand the urgency
of our situation,
and that they understand
the solution of solving
this dangerous crisis
that is facing us.
That is, we have to
turn back to our caring
and compassionate nature
inside our heart.
Being vegan worldwide
is the advancement
of compassion that
will uplift and unify
all cultures.
and create a harmonious
Eden on Earth.
http://news.discovery.com/earth/antarctica-melting-warming-penguins-101214.html
,
http://www.scientias.nl/ijs-smelt-door-stijgend-warm-oceaanwater/21469
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