The West Antarctica ice shelf could melt in as quickly as a few decades, raising sea levels by several catastrophic feet.
Twice the Ice
Just as the Thwaites may unleash inland ice into the ocean — much like a cork pulled from a bottle — others are dumping concerning amounts of fresh water near penguin populations. According toand the University of Leeds, iceberg A-68a was the world's largest before it shattered into nearly a dozen mini-bergs.
The busted-up A-68a flushed about 162 billion tons of fresh water into the ocean near the penguin habitat, which could effect temperature, environment and marine life in unexpected and deadly ways. "Icebergs impact the physical and biological properties of the ocean where they drift, depending on the degree of melting," the study's authors wrote. "Our results could also help to model the disintegration of other large tabular icebergs."
With two doomed-iceberg stories in a single day, it's hard not to see how urgent climate reform is. Save the penguins, and save ourselves.
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