diff --git a/climate_change/ice_loss.md b/climate_change/ice_loss.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b0d76c6 --- /dev/null +++ b/climate_change/ice_loss.md @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +## Ice Loss + +#### Ice loss is occuring rapidly on both poles + +* [European Environmental Agency 16](https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/indicators/greenland-ice-sheet-3/assessment) + * **Greenland Ice Loss** from 1992 to 2015 was **3,600 Gigatonnes** (3,500,000,000,000,000 Kilograms) + * Contributed to global **sea level rise** by approximately **10 mm**; + * **Antarctica loss** is **1,500 Gigatonnes** (1,500,000,000,000,000 Kilograms) + * Corresponds to approximately a **5 mm** global sea level rise since 1992. + * Model projections suggest **further declines** of the polar ice sheets in the future, but the uncertainties are large. + * The melting of the polar ice sheets is estimated to contribute up to **50 cm** of global sea level rise during the 21st century. + + ![](https://github.com/NB419/source-library/blob/master/images/climate-ice.png?raw=true)