19 - Melting Ice Sheets

Mandrijää 19 + 7m + 54m Allikas: Valitsustevaheline Kliimamuutuste Nõukogu (IPCC)
Set 3 www.climatefresk.org 19 Mandrijää ehk suure paksuse ja pindalaga liustikud asub Gröönimaal ja Antarktikas. Kui nad täielikult sulavad, kergitavad nad merevee taset Gröönimaa puhul 7 m ja Antarktika puhul 54 m.

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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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