https://www.climatechangenews.com/2015/06/30/alaska-glaciers-melting-faster-as-planet-overheats/ Climate change news, analysis, commentary, video and podcasts focused on developments in global climate politics Wed, 01 Jul 2015 18:24:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://www.climatechangenews.com/2015/06/30/alaska-glaciers-melting-faster-as-planet-overheats/#comment-6434 Wed, 01 Jul 2015 18:24:00 +0000 http://www.rtcc.org/?p=23060#comment-6434 Global warming is a huge problem but the glaciers melting in Alaska will NOT contribute significantly to sea level rise globally, as reported in this article. I am extremely concerned about the serious warming in Alaska and its impacts on the permafrost and wildlife. However, Alaska’s land mass represents less than one-half of one percent of the world’s oceans, so a 30 cm rise in 7 years would translate into translate into .05 inches in seven years.

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