With Antarctica Ice Sheet Melting, Is India in Danger?
The West Antarctic Ice sheet is undergoing rapid mass loss and may collapse, with catastrophic consequences. Looking at the geological past when the CO2 was high with high SST and atmospheric temperatures, hints at what is to come in the future.
In one of the reconstructions for the last interglacial period West Antarctica was completely free of ice. This particular interval is considered the best analogue for our future climate. Two of the major glaciers in West Antarctica are undergoing rapid mass loss, and the consequent rise in sea level, at approximately one cm per decade, is coming from the melting of these leaving the coastal habitats worldwide, including India, at risk.
Further explanations in
Dr. Waliur Rahman's talk titled "Predicting Tipping Points for the Future Collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet and Sea Level Rise from Pliocene - Pleistocene Records
" at SaGAA 7, held on April 27-28, 2023.
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Dr. Waliur Rahaman Scientist E, National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research, Goa
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0:00 - Intro
0:21 - Introduction to the Talk
1:07 - Slide 1 & 2
1:23 - Slide 2
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6:37 - Slide 13 & 14
7:37 - Conclusion & Summary
8:45 - Outro