WASHINGTON. The US space agency, NASA, warned that one of the biggest glaciers of Greenland (Denmark) is melting at a “fast” speed that will have consequences that will be felt for decades to come.
This is Zachariae Isstrom glacier, which alone collects about 5% of the ice covering the island (corresponding to 91 780 square kilometers) and has been reclassified position “glaciológicamente stable” which was awarded in 2012 to “expedited removal”.
In a study funded by NASA and published 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, have the capacity, alone to raise sea levels worldwide more 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 it disintegrating and releasing icebergs large volume in the ocean, which will mean that sea levels will rise in the coming decades, “he said.
Along with Zachariae Isstrom is another great glacier, Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden, which it is also melting at an accelerating rate and both collect about 12% of the mass of ice in Greenland, so, if both disintegrate completely, the sea levels worldwide would rise about a meter.
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