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Greenland’s Glaciers Melting: New Photos Reveal Drastic Changes

14Nov

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Greenland’s Glaciers Melting: New Photos Reveal Drastic Changes

Thousands of Greenland's glaciers are rapidly shrinking, according to a new study. The study found that the glaciers have lost an average of 250 cubic kilometers of ice per year since the early 1990s. This is enough to raise global sea levels by 0.7 millimeters per year. Greenland's glaciers are quickly melting and getting smaller, and old pictures show the big changes. When climate scientist Laura Larocca visited Denmark in 2019, she found old aerial photos of Greenland's icy coast. These photos, found in a castle 15 years ago and now in the Danish National Archives, inspired Larocca and her team to study how the glaciers have changed with the warming climate. By digitizing old paper photos from the 1930s and combining them with today's satellite images, Larocca's team discovered t...

Devastating melt of Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets found

New research has revealed that the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are melting at an alarming rate. Furthermore, scientists are describing the rate of melting as 'devastating' due to its severity. Accordingly, the study, published in the journal Nature, found that the ice sheets have lost a combined 6.4 trillion tons of ice since 1992, contributing to a global sea level rise of more than half an inch. The researchers used satellite data to measure the ice loss and discovered. "Nevertheless, it has been accelerating rapidly in recent years." The Greenland ice sheet has been melting at an average rate of about 280 billion tons per year. The Antarctic ice sheet has lost an average of 145 billion tons annually. Professor Andrew Shepherd is the lead author of the study. They stated th...

Surya Grahan 2021,World witnesses first solar eclipse this year.

KARACHI, PAKISTAN – The first solar eclipse of the year (Surya Grahan 2021) will appear today. The eclipse started at 1.12pm PST and it will be vivid and visible at 3.42pm. The eclipse will end at 4.34pm PST. A Ring of Fire will appear around Sun. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMgKCOm4uOQ&t=1s The Astronomer and Director Institute of Space Science and Technology Karachi University Professor Dr. Javed Iqbal exclaimed, ‘’A ring of fire will be visible during the solar eclipse’’ during Surya Grahan 2021. He further added that countries like Russia, Greenland, Northern Canada, North Asia, Europe, and the United States will witness the eclipse quite visibly. He further added that the eclipse may not be visible in Pakistan. Also Read Exploring Mighty Volcanoes: World’s 3 Lar...