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Antarctic ice became ten times stronger in the 20th century respond to climate change, the study says. published in the journal Nature Geoscience. Formerly french scientists found that according to the features of the layers of ice in the drilled the well, you can determine what part of the fallen in a certain year snow melted the following summer. British scientists National Antarctic Research Center (BAS) with climate models analyzed these data and restored temperature regime in Antarctica in recent millennium. “In the coldest period for the mainland over the last Millennium – about 600 years ago – about 0.5% melted every summer from the amount of snow that fell during the winter. By the end of the 20th century, this the indicator has grown ten times, up to 5% – this is the maximum for the last a thousand years, “the study leader explained to management Nerilie Abram Scientists have determined that temperatures increased gradually (by 1.6 degrees over 600 years), while volumes of annual summer ice melting sharply increased in the 20th century. The authors concluded that the ice cover of the mainland is now withdrawn. out of balance, and now even a slight increase temperatures can lead to a rapid increase in melting rate of ice.
Antarctica Snow
