Sentences with phrase «away by a glacier»

The stones had been carried there from many miles away by a glacier that had ground across the bedrock.

Thus, while England's native flora was largely scraped away by glaciers, in the Hengduans a variety of plants flourished — including angiosperms, such as the Magnoliaceae and Ranunculaceae, which originated in the Cretaceous Period.

Not exact matches

Speaking at a development summit, India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh came out in full support of the beleaguered IPCC head Rajendra Pachauri, the first time Singh had addressed the issue after IPCC offered its «regret» on the blunder it committed in predicting that glaciers in the Himalayas would melt away by 2035.

They observed three types of ice losses, each with a distinctive and detailed sound signature: the splash of an ice block falling off into the water; the crack of a fragment sliding down the glacier's rough surface; and the soft thud of an underwater ice chunk breaking away and floating up, followed by a secondary impact as it surfaces.

As the glacier / icefjord icebergs advance with a speed of over 30 m / day, any dam (how heavy it may be made) will be pushed away by the forces behind the ice front... Not to be forgotten the harsh winter freezing there...

Why Himalaya's glacier melted so much, because it is cumulated by summer snow, now summer is over 0 c in the Himalaya, so the glacier could not cumulated and melted away.

I also think that proof coming from Arctic sea ice, glacier retreats, etc. might be indications, but are just one step away from the cherry blossoms blooming early, the 26 + storms we had in 2005, Ted Turner's statement, «it's hotter than hell outside», etc. «proofs» that are thrown out by some.

Several miles long, the island was once thought to be the tip of a peninsula halfway up Greenland's remote east coast but a glacier joining it to the mainland has melted away completely, leaving it surrounded by sea.

These glaciers are being eaten away from underneath due to warm ocean waters that have been driven toward the continent by shifting wind patterns that have in turn been linked to manmade global warming, as well as natural climate variability.

A glacier the size of California in East Antarctica is in danger of melting away, which could lead to an extreme thaw increases sea levels by about 11.5 feet (3.5 meters) worldwide if the glacier vanishes, a new study finds.

Last year the IPCC was forced to admit that a 2007 claim that Himalayan glaciers could melt away by 2035 was sourced not from peer - reviewed scientific literature but a 1999 media interview with a scientist.

In 2007, the most comprehensive report to date on global warming, issued by the respected United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, made a shocking claim: The Himalayan glaciers could melt away as soon as 2035.

And when it lands on glaciers it accelerates their melting... By analysing atmospheric circulation patterns, Dr Marinoni and her colleagues found that winds could bring soot and dust from as far away as Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.

See millions, billions, trillions traded for pigs, pokes, and lies... starving polar bears straight from the sands of a sinking arctic... snarling snow leopards swept away by melting glaciers... gasping Gurkhas in search of water... coastal residents on stilts... climate grifters juggling semi-intelligent humans... grim reapers galloping the streets... massive throngs wandering aimlessly... You there in the back!

Deeply embarrassed by, first, the stolen emails that claim to reveal the suppression of research questioning global warming, and now by the revelation that the «scientific study» that «proved» that the Himalayan glaciers would melt away in 25 years was bunk — «Glaciergate» — the eco-movement is furiously deflecting.

HimalayaGate — An Indian climate official admitted in January that, as lead author of the IPCC's Asian report, he intentionally exaggerated when claiming Himalayan glaciers would melt away by 2035 in order to prod governments into action.

«The top of the glacier is melting away as a result of decades of steadily increasing air temperatures, while its underside is compromised by currents carrying warmer ocean water, and the glacier is now breaking away into bits and pieces and retreating into deeper ground.»

CNN reports that the IPCC has admitted to using unsubstantiated claims that Himalayan glaciers would melt away by 2035, a false claim that is actually separate from the Climategate scandal, Jan. 20, 2010.

In other Greenland - melting news, a massive iceberg that recently broke away from one of Greenland's largest glaciers is making its way downstream and toward the open ocean, as shown by a new satellite photo.