Скачать или смотреть Rapid climate shifts in Antarctica could have major global impacts, expert warns

Drastic shifts in Antarctica’s climate could be the result of major global impacts across the world, Professor Michael Meredith of the British Antarctic Survey says. 

The dire warning comes as eminent climate scientists gathered at the Royal Society in London to hear how collapsing ice shelves, record‑low sea ice and powerful storms are unfolding faster than expected, and could trigger knock on effects around the world.

Although distant from most nations, Meredith warns that the Southern Ocean “sucks down a great deal of heat from the atmosphere, including the heat that we've put there from global warming.”

What does this mean? Well, actions as simple as burning fuel by driving your car is contributing to the rising temperatures in Antarctica, accelerating ice melts, raising the sea level, and negatively impacting local wildlife. 

“We're seeing the ice retreating at a rate we'd never have guessed 20 years ago, and all of a sudden, we're seeing this happening in front of our eyes,” Meredith told Reuters Monday. “We need to figure out what it means for the rest of the planet,” he added.

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