Sentences with phrase «unstoppable ice collapse»

«Antarctic model raises prospect of unstoppable ice collapse,» read the headline in the scientific journal Nature, a publication not known for hyperbole.

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NASA has said that we have passed a tipping point with the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Sheet (WAIS) and its collapse is now «unstoppable».

New studies released on Monday show that a large portion of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet may have begun a slow but «unstoppable» collapse, with the demise of these glaciers taking place sometime during the next few centuries to as many as 1,000 years from now.

NASA glaciologist Eric Rignot said western ice sheet collapse is «unstoppable» and could dramatically raise sea levels.

But it is clear that further greenhouse gas emission will heighten the risk of an ice collapse in West Antarctica and more unstoppable sea - level rise.»

Recent satellite observations have confirmed the accuracy of two independent computer simulations that show that the West Antarctic ice sheet has now entered a state of unstoppable collapse.

Though few expect a complete melt — the glaciers have weathered warmth before — a 2016 study in Nature found that continued growth of greenhouse gas emissions over the next several decades could trigger cause an unstoppable collapse of Antarctica's ice.

For example, let's suppose that the Ice sheet in Antarctica really is unstoppable in terms of eventual collapse and that CO2 at 400 ppm is the cause.

Two teams of scientists say the long - feared collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet has begun, kicking off what they say will be a centuries - long, «unstoppable» process that could raise sea levels by as much as 15 feet.