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    Default No Evidence That Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica Is about to Collapse

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    This was one of the latest scare stories from climate alarmists which turns out to be pure bullshit like so many others.


    Contrary to recent widespread media reports and dire predictions by a team of earth scientists, Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier – the second fastest melting glacier on the continent – is not on the brink of collapse. The notion that catastrophe is imminent stems from a basic misunderstanding of ice sheet dynamics in West Antarctica.


    The hoopla began with publication of a research study in November 2021 and a subsequent invited presentation to the AGU (American Geophysical Union). Both postulated that giant cracks recently observed in the Thwaites Eastern Ice Shelf (pictured to the left) may cause the whole ice shelf to shatter within as little as five years. The cracks result from detachment of the ice shelf’s seaward edge from an underwater mountain about 40 kilometers (25 miles) offshore that pins the shelf in place like a cork in a bottle.

    Because the ice shelf already floats on the ocean, collapse of the shelf itself and release of a flotilla of icebergs wouldn’t cause global sea levels to rise. But the researchers argue that loss of the ice shelf would speed up glacier flow, increasing the contribution to sea level rise of the Thwaites Glacier – often dubbed the “doomsday glacier” – from 4% to 25%. A sudden increase of this magnitude would have a devastating impact on coastal communities worldwide. The glacier’s location is indicated by the lower red dot in the figure below.

    https://www.scienceunderattack.com/b...to-collapse-94
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    But the Save The Planet Cult will be right one day!
    This illegal illegitimate regime that runs America is at fault...not me.... they do not represent me and I have long objected to their crimes against humanity.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hawkeye10 View Post
    But the Save The Planet Cult will be right one day!
    In five billion years the Earth will engulfed by an expanding Sun.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Primavera View Post
    In five billion years the Earth will engulfed by an expanding Sun.
    I think a lot of what drives them is what drives the WOKE generally.....a lust for non consensual sadism....they NEED people to suffer.
    This illegal illegitimate regime that runs America is at fault...not me.... they do not represent me and I have long objected to their crimes against humanity.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Primavera View Post
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    This was one of the latest scare stories from climate alarmists which turns out to be pure bullshit like so many others.


    Contrary to recent widespread media reports and dire predictions by a team of earth scientists, Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier – the second fastest melting glacier on the continent – is not on the brink of collapse. The notion that catastrophe is imminent stems from a basic misunderstanding of ice sheet dynamics in West Antarctica.


    The hoopla began with publication of a research study in November 2021 and a subsequent invited presentation to the AGU (American Geophysical Union). Both postulated that giant cracks recently observed in the Thwaites Eastern Ice Shelf (pictured to the left) may cause the whole ice shelf to shatter within as little as five years. The cracks result from detachment of the ice shelf’s seaward edge from an underwater mountain about 40 kilometers (25 miles) offshore that pins the shelf in place like a cork in a bottle.

    Because the ice shelf already floats on the ocean, collapse of the shelf itself and release of a flotilla of icebergs wouldn’t cause global sea levels to rise. But the researchers argue that loss of the ice shelf would speed up glacier flow, increasing the contribution to sea level rise of the Thwaites Glacier – often dubbed the “doomsday glacier” – from 4% to 25%. A sudden increase of this magnitude would have a devastating impact on coastal communities worldwide. The glacier’s location is indicated by the lower red dot in the figure below.

    https://www.scienceunderattack.com/b...to-collapse-94
    Isn't it strange how all the usual suspects go apeshit over Thwaites seemingly collapsing but then silence when it's not!
    Last edited by cancel2 2022; 01-18-2022 at 03:50 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Primavera View Post
    Isn't it strange how all the usual suspects go apeshit over Thwaites seemingly collapsing but then silence when it's not!
    Silencio!

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