WASHINGTON NASA Space Agency said today that one of the largest glaciers in Greenland (Denmark) is melting at a “fast” speed , which will have consequences that will be felt in the coming decades.
This is Zachariae Isstrom Glacier, which alone collects about 5% of the ice covering the island -the amount of 35.440 square miles (91,780 square kilometers ) -. and has been reclassified from the “glaciológicamente stable” position that was granted in 2012 to “expedited removal”
In a study funded by NASA and published today in “Science”, the Researchers found that Zachariae Isstrom is pouring 5.000 million tons of annual ice mass of the Atlantic Ocean.
If the ice were to melt completely, would be able, alone, to raise sea levels worldwide more than 18 inches (46 centimeters).
“The northern Greenland glaciers are changing rapidly. The shape and dynamics of Zachariae Isstrom have changed dramatically in recent years, “said report co-author and researcher at the University of California, Irvine Jeremie Mouginot.
” The glacier is disintegrating and releasing icebergs High volume in the ocean, so it will be assumed that sea levels will rise in the coming decades, “he said.
Along with Zachariae Isstrom is another great glacier, Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden that also is melting so fast, and both collect about 12% of the Greenland ice mass , so that if the two disintegrate completely, the sea levels worldwide would rise about a meter.
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