Greenland Glaciers Melting Faster Than Predicted
Friday February 17, 2006
Twice as much ice is going into the sea from Greenland glaciers today than five years ago, according to NASA scientist Jim Hansen. Speaking to the (London) Independent, Hansen said: "We have to stabilise emissions of carbon dioxide within a decade, or temperatures will warm by more than one degree. That will be warmer than it has been for half a million years, and many things could become unstoppable."
Eric Rignot, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, suggests "maybe the sea-level models are a little too conservative" because the models may be underestimating factors contributing to rising global sea levels.
The glaciers lost about 224 cubic kilometers last year. For comparison, annually Los Angeles consumes about one cubic kilometer of water.
Earlier this month, there was a flap at NASA over a 24 year old spokesman, George Deutsch, whose main credential was working on Bush's re-election campaign. His resume said he held an journalism degree from Texas A&M; he did not, a story that broke in the blogosphere.
At the end of January, Hansen claimed the White House was trying to stiffle scientific reports coming out of NASA. The New York Times reported that Deutsch wanted scientists to refer to the Big Bang as "just a theory" because "intelligent design" might have played a role in the formation of vast star systems and planets.
See Not for the Faint of Heart, The Truth About Global Warming, Global Warming May Kill Billions This Century, Global Warming in a Nutshell, Bush Tries to Gag NASA Scientist
Eric Rignot, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, suggests "maybe the sea-level models are a little too conservative" because the models may be underestimating factors contributing to rising global sea levels.
The glaciers lost about 224 cubic kilometers last year. For comparison, annually Los Angeles consumes about one cubic kilometer of water.
Earlier this month, there was a flap at NASA over a 24 year old spokesman, George Deutsch, whose main credential was working on Bush's re-election campaign. His resume said he held an journalism degree from Texas A&M; he did not, a story that broke in the blogosphere.
At the end of January, Hansen claimed the White House was trying to stiffle scientific reports coming out of NASA. The New York Times reported that Deutsch wanted scientists to refer to the Big Bang as "just a theory" because "intelligent design" might have played a role in the formation of vast star systems and planets.
See Not for the Faint of Heart, The Truth About Global Warming, Global Warming May Kill Billions This Century, Global Warming in a Nutshell, Bush Tries to Gag NASA Scientist
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