A thaw point: As the Arctic melts the world’s weather suffers

Print section Print Rubric:  As the Arctic melts the rest of the world suffers Print Headline:  A thaw point Print Fly Title:  Sea levels and storms UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  How to have a better death Fly Title:  A thaw point SHRINKING Arctic ice is sure to have unwelcome effects elsewhere on the planet. But what, precisely? Glaciologists and meteorologists are working furiously to understand two particularly complex issues that may cause huge upheavals: the stability of the Greenland ice sheet and its potential contribution to rising sea levels; and extreme weather elsewhere in the world that might result from the demise of the Arctic’s white wastes. Since the 1970s the Arctic has been the main cause of rising sea levels around the world. Over two-thirds of the Arctic’s contribution derives from ice loss from Greenland, according to the latest SWIPA report. But little is known about how Greenland’s vast ice sheet ...

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