Il nostro futuro sulla Terra è scritto nei ghiacci antartici

Source: La Rivista della Natura

Il futuro dell’umanità sarà inevitabilmente condizionato dall’innalzamento del livello dei mari, perché il riscaldamento dell’Oceano Australe potrà accelerare la fusione di una parte della calotta glaciale che ricopre l’Antartide Occidentale (denominata WAIS – Western Antarctic Ice Sheet).



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