Collapse of doomsday glacier in Antarctica could begin in five years, scientists say

[DatNkkaCutty]

 

[Barlow]

I DON'T BELIEVE IT. WATER LEVEL LOWERS WHEN ICE MELTS. FILL UP A GLASS WITH ICE. POUR WATER UNTIL ITS AT THE TOP. COME BACK IN 2 HOURS AND SEE THE WATER LEVEL DECREASE.

WATER EXPANDS WHEN IT FREEZES.

I NEED SOMEBODY TO EXPLAIN HOW THIS IS DIFFERENT FOR GLACIERS.

If you stack up a bunch of ice until it’s out of the glass but fill the glass with water, What’s going to happen?


the ice will melt and the cup will fill…until there’s too much ice/water left and the glass overfills

 

[Rembrandt]

I DON'T BELIEVE IT. WATER LEVEL LOWERS WHEN ICE MELTS. FILL UP A GLASS WITH ICE. POUR WATER UNTIL ITS AT THE TOP. COME BACK IN 2 HOURS AND SEE THE WATER LEVEL DECREASE.

WATER EXPANDS WHEN IT FREEZES.

I NEED SOMEBODY TO EXPLAIN HOW THIS IS DIFFERENT FOR GLACIERS.

Freshwater vs saltwater on top of what @Ciggavelli said

 

[blues_funk_reggae]

From Water World starring Kevin Costner

Movie is slept on.

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

Fitting to play this banger while we all drown to death

 

[Ozymandeas]

I DON'T BELIEVE IT. WATER LEVEL LOWERS WHEN ICE MELTS. FILL UP A GLASS WITH ICE. POUR WATER UNTIL ITS AT THE TOP. COME BACK IN 2 HOURS AND SEE THE WATER LEVEL DECREASE.

WATER EXPANDS WHEN IT FREEZES.

I NEED SOMEBODY TO EXPLAIN HOW THIS IS DIFFERENT FOR GLACIERS.

In your scenario, the big blocks/cubes of ice takes up more space as ice than it does as water which is why it doesn't overflow when it melts.

With global warming, several low lying countries like The Maldives, Indonesia, Japan, parts of the US, etc. etc. can't take a drastic increase in sea level. Those places are already on the water. The ice shelves keep the glaciers in place. Warm up the water and they become brittle and break apart and eventually float out into open sea and melt further in the sun which leads to higher sea levels. For your example, fill a cup with water to the top and add ice. It probably won't overflow with the added ice. Take those same ice cubes and put them in another cup until they melt. Then add that second cup of melted ice/water to the first cup and it probably will overflow this time. This is what's happening.

 

[Prince.Skeletor]

I used to agree with this but i'm not even sure anymore.
Humanity is all humans.
The people creating the world's problems are all a group of wealthy individuals.
I think if you counted all the people that are the root cause of corruption it may be just under 400 people.

 

[MR. SNIFLES]

The ice above the sea melts and turns into water. The ice was storing water above sea level before. When it melts, it goes into the sea, raising the sea level

MOST OF THE GLACIER IS UNDER WATER THOUGH.

 

[Ciggavelli]

MOST OF THE GLACIER IS UNDER WATER THOUGH.

Key word: Most

 

[Prince.Skeletor]

MOST OF THE GLACIER IS UNDER WATER THOUGH.

Melting glaciers and ice sheets, also warm water are the two things that case rising sea levels.
Warm water because sea water expands as it warms.

The amount of water that represents is massive.

 

[Micky Mikey]

Our entire civilization needs to hit the pause button. In a rational world, world governments would come together to set out a game plan to mitigate climate change. I think its going to take series of catastrophic and globally destabilizing events in order for us humans to get our act together.

 

[DatNkkaCutty]

I used to agree with this but i'm not even sure anymore.
Humanity is all humans.
The people creating the world's problems are all a group of wealthy individuals.
I think if you counted all the people that are the root cause of corruption it may be just under 400 people.

Are they human?

 

[Prince.Skeletor]

Our entire civilization needs to hit the pause button. In a rational world, world governments would come together to set out a game plan to mitigate climate change. I think its going to take series of catastrophic and globally destabilizing events in order for us humans to get our act together.

You mean like a pandemic?
What happened with the covid pandemic?
I'll tell you what, 90% profit margins for pfizer and moderna. Also they are not releasing the patents.
Are you sure that's what it will take?

 

[Dafunkdoc_Unlimited]

MOST OF THE GLACIER IS UNDER WATER THOUGH.

What's above the water is approximately the size of Great Britain and about 1,000 feet high.​

 

[Peter Popoff]

Me and Namor gonna be laughing at you nikkas.

#Gillset