Antarctic Geologist: Ice Core Analysis “Horrifying”
“Horrifying” new ice-core data reveals that around 5 million years ago there was massive melting of the Ross Ice Shelf, destabilizing the Earth’s climate for the following 3.5 million years. This is how Viereck-Götte and other scientists from the Antarctic Geological Drill team are describing the situation, they are extremely alarmed at the scale of melting which occurred with an increase in average global temperature of only 2-3 degrees Celsius.
The findings from high-tech ice core drilling near Mt. Erebus, Antarctica, also showed that the starting temperature was much lower than today.
“The melting of the Ross Ice Shelf, currently the size of France, would literally leave just a ‘Ross Bay’ as it did 5 million years ago. Not only would the melted ice cause sea levels to rise, it would force land-based ice to shift, breaking up dramatically and cause the break down of the oceans’ global conveyor belt thermohaline circulation system.” said Matthew Wright, Beyond Zero Emissions campaigner.
A vital function of this giant mass of ice is that it provides the
thrust of global ocean currents by causing an immense quantity of water
to cool and plunge 1,500 metres below the sea, which in turn creates
these global currents that amongst other important global climate
effects keep Western Europe from being as cold as Sibera.
“Leading NASA climatologist James Hansen’s is giving grave warnings
against building any new conventional coal power plants, and for the
need to replace existing polluting plants going zero emissions in the
process With this new ice-core evidence we can be sure that we have
underestimated the fragility of our planet climate.. To avoid
catastrophe we need to move to Zero Emissions Minus, fast.” said Mr
Wright.
“New Zealand is now dedicated to a transition of all its sectors to
carbon neutrality. In seizing its own opportunity for leadership,
Australia can create the right climate for the rest of the world to move
towards Near Zero Emissions and Beyond.”
Beyond Zero Emissions has produced scoping documents for moving the
electricity sector to Near Zero Emissions and is currently turning to a
focus on transport.
2007 James Hansen Global Warming Powerpoint
Why Zero Emissiosn Now #1 (Before 2020)
Why Zero Emissions Now #2 (Before 2020)
From: Beyond Zero Emissions
