World’s glaciers are melting at a rapid and alarming rate

Gulcana glacier in AlaskaGlaciers worldwide are melting faster than anyone had predicted they would just a few years ago. It offers a clear indication of an accelerating climate change and warming earth, according to the authors. [CNN]

These changes are taking place in Washington State and Alaska in three different climate regimes,” said Edward Josberger, the lead researcher on the study with the USGS Washington Water Science Center in Tacoma, Washington. “So we feel it’s definitely something going on, probably on a global scale, and of course, if you look at other such measurements around the world and put it all together, yes, glaciers are retreating and retreating rapidly.”

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2 Responses to World’s glaciers are melting at a rapid and alarming rate

  1. That is very terrible news. I have a question on this context – can our technology handle this situation and save mankind?

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