Antarctic - an area of change of vital importance to the management of CO2, wildlife species and sea level in the longer term.

We will gather hear the evidence gathered from the Antarctic and articles that discuss the possible implications.

It would appear from the studies so far that the main concern is the loss of ice shelves which are vulnerable to warmer Westerly winds. The Larsen A and B shelves have already melted and the focus is now on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.
The other immediate concern is the the Antarctic ocean is reaching saturation with CO2 and will change from absorbing CO2 to exhaling CO2 as it warms further.
At present the major quantities of ice stored over land in the continent appear safe and there are indications that they are getting colder. However little is known about their stability.

Malcolm Crocker 14/06/08

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Comparing the Antarctic with Greenland in the last warming period and now


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