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Title:
West Antarctic ice sheet and CO2 greenhouse effect: a threat of disaster
Authors:
Mercer, J. H.
Affiliation:
Institute of Polar Studies, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210
Publication:
Nature, Volume 271, Issue 5643, pp. 321-325 (1978). (Nature Homepage)
Publication Date:
01/1978
Origin:
NATURE
Abstract Copyright:
(c) 1978: Nature
DOI:
10.1038/271321a0
Bibliographic Code:
1978Natur.271..321M

Abstract

If the global consumption of fossil fuels continues to grow at its present rate, atmospheric CO2 content will double in about 50 years. Climatic models suggest that the resultant greenhouse-warming effect will be greatly magnified in high latitudes. The computed temperature rise at lat 80° S could start rapid deglaciation of West Antarctica, leading to a 5 m rise in sea level.
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