Icecaps in Greenland Melting At Half Rate Previously Predicted

September 7th, 2010

Science sure is accurate on this whole global warming thing isn’t it? Every couple of months a new report on how fast the ice is melting is contradicted by the previous reports. That doesn’t mean it isn’t actually happening though so those of you that want to claim this a victory for your anti-global warming campaigns may want to look elsewhere.

The finding is the result of research by a joint US/Dutch team from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Delft University of Technology (TU Delft, The Netherlands) and SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research. The scientists have published their work in the September issue of Nature Geoscience.

The melting of the ice caps has been charted since 2002 using the measurements produced by the two GRACE satellites. From space they detect small changes in the Earth’s gravitational field. These changes are related to the exact distribution of mass on Earth, including ice and water. When ice melts and lands in the sea, this therefore has an effect on the gravitational field. World ending is not imminent in other owords. You may want to look for the cheapest term life insurance anyways just in case the Earth outlives you.