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70sEraVet

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Sat Jul 29, 2023, 09:59 AM Jul 2023

"... search for answers as Antarctic sea ice stays at historic lows"


Loss of ice means less of the sun’s energy is reflected back to space, causing more warming of the ocean. Antarctic sea ice also influences the way the ocean circulates oxygen and nutrients around the globe.
But the sea ice also protects the ice attached to the land by buffering waves, and this is what many scientists find the most troubling.

“Without it, the waves break on the ice shelves and cause them to break away faster. Then the ice sheet could slide into the ocean faster, raising sea levels globally,”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/29/something-weird-is-going-on-search-for-answers-as-antarctic-sea-ice-stays-at-historic-lows


Seems like our world is falling apart faster and faster!
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"... search for answers as Antarctic sea ice stays at historic lows" (Original Post) 70sEraVet Jul 2023 OP
Our world IS falling apart faster... Think. Again. Jul 2023 #1

Think. Again.

(8,183 posts)
1. Our world IS falling apart faster...
Sat Jul 29, 2023, 10:15 AM
Jul 2023

...and will continue faster, and faster.

Perhaps the 'search for answers' should start with the most obvious one:

Stop. Burning. Fossil Fuels.

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