An iceberg will break off from the collapsing Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica. However, it is not yet possible to name the exact date of this event. On Wednesday, March 1, he told the agency “RIA News” climatologist Alexei Kokorin.
“We can say with confidence that it (the iceberg. – Ed.) will break off, but we don’t know when,” the expert emphasized.
Kokorin also noted that in order to reduce the rate of sea level rise, it is necessary to switch to carbon-free energy.
Thwaites Glacier has been nicknamed “The Doomsday Glacier” in the media.
Earlier, on February 20, Vladimir Pinaev, Associate Professor of the Department of Environmental Safety and Product Quality Management at the RUDN Institute of Ecology, told Izvestia that the countries of the world can now take measures to minimize the consequences of the rise in the level of the World Ocean. In his opinion, the upward trend will be gradual.
On February 16, the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) stated that humanity does not eliminate the causes of climate change, only fighting its consequences. Those countries that, in accordance with the Paris Agreements, contribute to curbing the rise in global average temperatures, do not recognize the need for more ambitious changes. Experts called this phenomenon a loop of death.
The day before, a study was published in the scientific journal Nature, according to which the Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica, also called the Doomsday Glacier, is rapidly melting due to rising water temperatures. At the same time, according to the forecast of some scientists, as a result of the melting of the glacier, the level of the World Ocean may rise by 3 m.
As long as it is floating glacier it will not affect the rise of the oceans at all. You can test that by putting a large piece of ice in a large bowl and marking the water level. You will find when the ice melts the water level will not change. Floating ice will not raise the level because it floats. The amount above the water level is equivalent to the total amount of water it will produce. The doomsday effect occurs when the glaciers on land and ice shelves that are grounded on the ocean bottom melt.
No I am not a climate denier. It is happening and things are going to get scary.