19 - Melting Ice Sheets

Teuz an togennoù skorn 19 + 7 m + 54 m Mamenn: IPCC
Lot 3 www.fresqueduclimat.org 19 Ar Groenland hag Antarktika a zo an togennoù skorn. Kreskiñ a rafe eus 7 m live ar mor er Groenland ha 54 m en Antarktika ma 'z afe an togennoù da get penn - da - benn. 120 m izeloc'h eget hiziv e oa live ar mor e - pad an aodvezh skorn diwezhañ, abalamour da vent an togennoù.

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Cause

Energy Budget

Energy Budget


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Consequences

Rising Sea Levels

Melting Ice Sheets


Weakening Gulf Stream

Melting Ice Sheets

Freshwater coming from the melting of Greenland may threaten the thermohaline circulation.

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Other possible cause

Disruption of the Water Cycle

Disruption of the Water Cycle

It's a bit technical, but the blue part of the map of Antarctica on card 19 represents a gain in mass due to an increase of precipitations. The red part represents a loss in mass. In total, Antarctica is losing mass.
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