GLOBAL WARMING ICEBERG

admin — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:23:37 +0000

Melting Icebergs are an escalating warning of global warming. Substantial evidences propose that the planet Earth’s standard temperature is gradually turning out to be warmer. This warmth in the atmosphere will be obviously noticeable in the thawing out of perennial as well as permanent ice. As most of the glaciers are comparatively huge ice sheets and extensive sea ice, glaciers are essential gauges that are used to indicate climatic differences.

It is found that Earth consists of nearly 160,000 glaciers and over 40 are under strict surveillance and have been since sometime in the 1980s. Using certain observatory projects, the glaciers are determined in regard to their volume. These observations have since proven that there is a substantial decrease in the mass of these glaciers. North Atlantic shipping lanes have reported a total absence of icebergs; which is considered to be one of the significant clues with respect to global warming. Birds have started laying their eggs in spring in Britain and the European butterflies are moving towards the pole in the exploration of cool climates. Similarly, the International Ice patrols observe thousands of icebergs floating from western Greenland towards the Newfoundland Grand banks. They have been monitoring these since the time of the Titanic and usually issue warnings to sailing ships regarding icebergs during peak seasons; from February to July’s end. Astonishingly, they have issued no warnings. This was horrifying, yet, the truth is staring us in the face. The atmosphere is much warmer than usual. Though global warming is the main factor, there are other cautions such as the local winds as well as the natural climate rotation that also plays a vital role.

There is no doubt that, on an average, global warming is increasing. A potential contribution to the sea level is being realized. This is primarily due to the melting mass of the many glaciers, ice caps, snow, ice sheets, icebergs and also the sea ice. Alaska and Canada’s glaciers have substantially thinned down in these most recent 40 years. The glacier occurrence can be accounted at 50 to 100 mts in comparison to 90,000 sq kilometers. Similarly, significant glaciers of the Andes, in South America, are liquefying very swiftly. If this continues, glaciers will totally disappear in another 10 to 12 years. The glaciers in Peru have recoiled 32 times faster, and the Argentina ice fields also have decreased by 1.5 kms since 1990. The Kilimanjaro Mountain of Africa and the Kenya mountains have receded severely. Also, the Himalayas have recently reported regarding this retreating of ice; stating that, instead of snow formation in winter, these glaciers are being hit by summer rains. At this rate, by 2035 there will be no sign of the once illustrious Himalayan glaciers. The Alps, the arctic ice cap, and the ice shelves are declining. In such an alarming rate that we soon will see no glaciers at all.