30 years of change: 1st Feb. BBC report former and present Of the glacier Skaftafels Jökull (Skaftafellsjokull) of Iceland, which creates ice from the ice caps. Watnayegul (Vatnajokull), Europe’s largest glacier.
Scaftafels Jökull Glacier in 1989.Images: Colin & Kieran Baxter / University of Dundee.
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Colin Baxter British photographer Visit this glacier During a family vacation And photographed the frozen landscape in 1989 later Dr. Kieran Baxter Colin’s son Returned to the same position 30 years later.
The glacier has shrunk back dramatically. The scientists are expected to have shrunk by about 400 square kilometers. Which is approximately the size Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight) an island in the English Channel As a result of climate change
Skaftafels Jökull Glacier 2020 Images: Colin & Kieran Baxter / University of Dundee
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Dr. Kieran Baxter, a professor at the University of Dundee, said, “I grew up visiting these amazing places and gained an understanding of the calming power of these landscapes. (The contraction of the glacier) is a devastation that has personally seen drastic changes in the past few decades.
“In the appearance on the surface of the glacier The extent of climate crisis remains largely invisible. But here we can clearly see the seriousness of situations affecting the whole world, ”noted Dr. Baxter.
Around the world are considered The world’s glaciers are one of the clearest indicators of How is Earth’s climate warming?
US scientists state that Glaciers, on average, lost the equivalent of a 24-meter piece of ice since 1980.
Measuring the actual decline of glaciers is difficult on a global scale. Due to many factors affecting the dissolution rate such as The height Precipitation Exposure to elements such as wind and sunlight
Dr. Kieran Baxter (right) ALICE WATTERSON
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The different ages of the glaciers were vastly different. Some are a few hundred years old. Many parcels exist for hundreds of thousands of years.
The long existence of the glacier is a valuable record of its past climate. And likening What is the difference between the present situation and the past events?
Brayda Mercury Glacier Photo (Breiðamerkurjökull) in 1989 (top) and in 2019 (bottom) NATIONAL LAND SURVEY OF ICELAND / KIERAN BAXTER.
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Scientists penetrate the ice into a glacier. And pull out the core device Which is a record of historical climatic figures continuously year over year
From the analysis of ice components such as air bubbles trapped inside the ice. The researchers were able to create images of past atmospheres such as the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the air, changes in vegetation temperature, and the ability to create images of the past.
Causing scientists to create a picture of past climates that How does the climate change? And what can we expect in the future?
The global loss of glaciers is a powerful impact on two. Not only does the region lose a significant source of drinking water and irrigation for agriculture. But the world is losing the precious scientific history of the Earth’s climate forever.
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