glacier melt Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 14 Sep 2017 11:33:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Massive Glacier Melt Will Hit Asia by 2100 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/glacier-melt-asia-2100-20170914/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/glacier-melt-asia-2100-20170914/#respond Thu, 14 Sep 2017 11:33:24 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=64286 One-third of Asia’s glacier is expected to melt down by the end of this century, on the condition that the goal of keeping earth’s warming at or below 1.5 degrees Celsius is met. Otherwise, as huge as two-thirds of the glacier is anticipated to melt. These are based on a study conducted by scientists from […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/glacier-melt-asia-2100-20170914/feed/ 0 64286 Study: Columbia Glacier to Stop Melting In 2020 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/study-columbia-glacier-to-stop-melting-in-2020-20121128/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/study-columbia-glacier-to-stop-melting-in-2020-20121128/#respond Wed, 28 Nov 2012 07:22:41 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=28890 Since the 1980’s, Alaska’s Columbia Glacier has been decreasing in size, from 41 miles long to only 34 miles long at present, making it easy for people to predict its continuous degradation. Contrary to this, a study finds that prediction is rather complex that there will be times that the melting will cease, including 2020. […]

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