Growing Glaciers indicate cooling trend/increased snow

Anonymous · #1 Postby **Anonymous** » Tue Mar 23, 2004 3:49 am

Glaciers On The Go Again
27/05/2003 12:12 PM
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The country's glaciers, which have been declining since 1998, have turned around.

They have actually grown in the past year.

NIWA keeps an eye on all 48 glaciers in the Southern Alps.

Photos show they have gained more ice than they lost this year, probably because snowfalls last winter were above average.

The growth is at the head of the glaciers, high in the mountains.

NIWA spokesman Dr Jim Salinger says it will take two or three years before noticeable growth is seen at the currently retreating ice-line at the foot of the Fox and Franz Josef glaciers.

Greenland Glacier Advancing more than 7.2 miles per year !

The BBC recently ran a documentary, The Big Chill, saying that we could be on the verge of an ice age. Britain could be heading towards an Alaskan-type climate within a decade, say scientists, because the Gulf Stream is being gradually cut off. The Gulf Stream keeps temperatures unusually high for such a northerly latitude.
One of Greenland's largest glaciers has already doubled its rate of advance, moving forward at the rate of 12 kilometers (7.2 miles) per year. To see a transcript of the documentary, go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/horizon/20 ... rans.shtml

weatherluvr · #2 Postby **weatherluvr** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 11:28 am

A case could also be made that warmer temperatures increase the amount of moisture the atmosphere can hold, which in turn leads to more snowfall on glaciated areas, and accelerated growth of glaciers.

Corona · #3 Postby **Corona** » Sun Mar 28, 2004 4:10 pm

Yes, cooling or warming, there are arguments on both sides who cite their brand of data. If you see a 200-foot shelf of ice bearing down on your neighborhood, or if you look out your window and see fish swimming by, then you can worry. Right now they need to work on their data modeling.

Anonymous · #4 Postby **Anonymous** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 8:14 pm

Well, good points guys ! Yeaugh Corona, I'll take that 200 foot shelf of ice bearing down my neighborhood anytime ! Sounds like a winner

But for that I think we have to wait for Dec.21, 2004 again.

Corona · #5 Postby **Corona** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 5:22 am

kenl wrote:Well, good points guys ! Yeaugh Corona, I'll take that 200 foot shelf of ice bearing down my neighborhood anytime ! Sounds like a winner

But for that I think we have to wait for Dec.21, 2004 again.

Yah that little December number you guys got was sweet - lots of great snow. Although it would be somewhat harder to shovel out your driveway no matter how small covered in 200-ft of compressed snow/ice. Ouch. Just thinking about it :eek:

Growing Glaciers indicate cooling trend/increased snow

Growing Glaciers indicate cooling trend/increased snow

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