ADVERTISEMENTClimate change is having a devastating effect on the world’s glaciers, with the ice melt posing a threat to millions of people around the world. The melting ice actually causes more ice to melt, as the meltwater that collects on the ice sheet absorbs more of the Sun’s radiative force than snow and ice do — snow and ice reflect sunlight back into space. ADVERTISEMENTTherefore the melting ice is not just a symptom of global warming, it is also becoming a driver of global warming. Tipping point debateWhile researchers are in agreement that the Greenland ice melt is worrying, not all agree that it has reached a ‘tipping point’. As the ice sheet is rapidly losing mass in contact with the ocean, once the ice loses contact with the water the massive ice discharge will stop.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 17, 2020 17:48 UTC