Monday, May 1, 2017

Recent regional climate COOLING on the Antarctic Peninsula and associated impacts on the cryosphere

Via Billy

 

Highlights

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We examine climate variability since the 1950s in the Antarctic Peninsula region.
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This region is often cited among those with the fastest warming rates on Earth.
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A re-assessment of climate data shows a cooling trend initiated around 1998/1999.
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This recent cooling has already impacted the cryosphere in the northern AP.
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Observed changes on glacial mass balances, snow cover and permafrost state

Abstract

More @ Science Direct

2 comments:

  1. It could have been an article posted here: Somewhere it was written how fully switching over to electric cars would require a massive expansion of US powerlines.

    We tend to assume electric cars are part of the move to solar, that power companies won't need to supply the power for those cars; but utilities do inevitably provide a significant portion of that power.

    The Green stuff is rarely what it seems :)

    I still like electric cars though - potential independence.

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