brunt_ice_shelf_antarctica_getty.jpg The melting of the Antarctic ice sheet would lessen rising temperatures but to the detriment of the ice sheet. Photo: Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesNew Zealand-led research shows unpredictable extreme weather could worsen as major ice sheets melt. The project's leader, Nicholas Golledge, from Wellington's Victoria University, said previous simulations used for government policy did not capture the effects of melting ice sheets. "It's quite surprising just how important the ice sheet melting is for the global climate." In the southern hemisphere, the melting of the Antarctic ice sheet would actually lessen rising temperatures but to the detriment of the ice sheet.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 06, 2019 19:41 UTC