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Environment & Energy

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3. Per comments, here's a graphic of the Greenland and Antarctic losses:

Sun Feb 26, 2012, 08:10 PM

Feb 2012

Original: http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/grace20120208bot.html

More importantly, note the scale. Multiples of 3, 6, 9. Image in the OP is 1, 2, 3, etc. Appalling!

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NASA: Earth Is Losing Half A Trillion Tons Of Ice A Year [View all] kristopher Feb 2012 OP

That can't be good. /nt yardwork Feb 2012 #1

Per comments, here's a graphic of the Greenland and Antarctic losses: joshcryer Feb 2012 #3

Scientific reticence and sea level rise joshcryer Feb 2012 #5

How much heat does half a trillion tons of ice-melt absorb? pscot Feb 2012 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author GliderGuider Feb 2012 #7

1.67*10^17 joules. GliderGuider Feb 2012 #8