19 - Melting Ice Sheets

Fonduda de las calòtas glaciàrias 19 +7m +54m Source: IPCC
Set 3 www.climatefresk.org 19 Las calotàs glaciàrias son lo Groënland e l'Antartic . Fondèsson integralament , aquò representariá una aumentacion del nivèl de la mar de 7m pel Groënland , e de 54m per l'Antartic . Pendent la darrièra èra glaciària , las calotàs èran talament belassas que lo nivèl de la mar èra 120m mai bas qu'uèi .

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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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