Tag Archive 'Glacier'

Oct 05 2010

Glacial Acceleration

Published by admin under Solutions

Some of these moulins in Greenland are so big that they run on the scale of Niagra Falls. The scientists who accompanied these  journalists on the trip were almost as alarmed. That is pretty significant because they are world experts on ice and Greenland in particular. We were visiting Ilulissat, Greenland, once a stronghold of [...]

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Sep 21 2010

Melting Glaciers

Published by admin under Pollution

The Greenhouse Effect The ‘greenhouse effect’ takes place when certain gases in the atmosphere of the earth trap heat. The term ‘greenhouse’ is used because light is allowed to reach the earth, but most of the heat generated is not allowed to escape, just as in a greenhouse. The more the greenhouse gases in the [...]

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Mar 04 2010

Towards 2025…

Published by admin under Introduction

     The truth is that most people believe the present rate of melting ice mass is a natural event, however, this is not so. This rapid meltdown is not necessarily the result of man-made processes any longer. This meltdown is speeded up because most of the planet’s ecological structures are no longer functioning in the [...]

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