'We've never seen this': massive Canadian glaciers shrinking rapidly

[suffragette]

Source: The Guardian

Scientists in Canada have warned that massive glaciers in the Yukon territory are shrinking even faster than would be expected from a warming climate – and bringing dramatic changes to the region.

After a string of recent reports chronicling the demise of the ice fields, researchers hope that greater awareness will help the public better understand the rapid pace of climate change.

The rate of warming in the north is double that of the average global temperature increase, concluded the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in its annual Arctic Report Card, which called the warming “unprecedented”.

“The region is one of the hotspots for warming, which is something we’ve come to realize over the last 15 years,” said David Hik of Simon Fraser University. “The magnitude of the changes is dramatic.”

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/30/canada-glaciers-yukon-shrinking

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[BeneathTheMire]

1. The easiest thing we can do to combat climate change

is to go vegan.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

3. Cows are one of the biggest sources of methane on the planet.

Fewer cows = less methane in atmosphere = less global warming.

Save the planet! Eat more hamburgers!

[Crowman2009]

9. At first I had an aversion to anything vegan related....until I had Tofu Curry!

[NickB79]

10. The most effective is to not have children

Or just have one at most.

[packman]

2. Collection of glaciers melting over 100 yrs. - Then and now photos

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Many more:

https://www.amusingplanet.com/2015/03/photos-taken-100-years-apart-show-how.html

[suffragette]

8. Stunning. The article also noted diversion of

snow water flow which has led to some waterways drying out and even dust storms.
So much change, so much faster than was thought, and in unexpected ways.

[2naSalit]

4. Horrifying.

[appalachiablue]

5. Disappearing glaciers, rising pollution, heat & wildfires, massive storms

and the decimation of 60% of animals on earth since 1970. ...Humans..

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/30/humanity-wiped-out-animals-since-1970-major-report-finds

[Blue_Tires]

6. Maybe we should elect *MORE* science-hating anti-intellectuals? That'll work!

[scarytomcat]

7. we have triggered the methane that is held in the cold ocean waters

the warming of the oceans has started to release this gas and it will continue to be released as more is released heating the planet more and more.
Have we passed the point of no return?
What options do we have?
Who will survive?