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South American Glaciers Melting Quickly

Posted by michael on from the what-me-worry dept.

blike writes "The BBC is reporting that south american glaciers are melting so fast they've contributed 0.04mm per year to the global sea level since 1975. In the past 8 years, the glaciers have been melting especially rapidly; contributing nearly .1mm to the sea level every year. Another BBC Article further discusses the issue and examins how the changes affect the people living in these areas."

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  1. Stardust and Glaciers by cymen · · Score: 2, Interesting

    So this means the rest of Stardust should come to light post haste?

  2. Re:China and greenhouse gases by Pentagram · · Score: 2, Interesting

    But per capita the US produces about 5.5 metric tons of CO2 carbon, by far the world's largest. The figure for China on the other hand is considerably less than 1. Surely, unless the treaty was so restrictive as to bring the US's CO2 emissions down to Chinese levels, some increase must be allowed for China?