• Zombie ice from Greenland is to blame for the potential 10-inch rise in global sea levels, according to a study

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    Zombie ice from Greenland is to blame for the potential 10-inch rise in global sea levels, according to a study

    Without replenishment, the climate change-induced melting of the fatal ice will definitely raise sea levels, according to research co-author and glaciologist William Colgan of the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland. color:#111111;letter-spacing:-.75pt;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">

    color:#111111;letter-spacing:-.75pt;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Digital Desk: According to a study
    released on Monday, the fast melting ice sheet in Greenland will eventually
    cause the global sea level to rise by at least 10.6 inches (27 centimetres),
    which is more than twice as much as originally predicted.



    That is due to something
    that might be referred to as zombie ice. That is doomed ice that is no longer
    being replenished by parent glaciers that are now receiving less snow, despite
    still being tied to thicker sections of ice. Without replenishment, the climate
    change-induced melting of the fatal ice will definitely raise sea levels,
    according to research co-author and glaciologist William Colgan of the
    Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland.




    color:black">"Ice is dead. According to Colgan, it will simply melt and
    vanish off the ice sheet. No matter which climate (emissions) scenario we
    choose at this time, this ice has been relegated to the ocean.It is "more
    like one foot in the grave," according to the study's principal author,
    glaciologist Jason Box of the Greenland survey.



    The study's estimate of an
    inevitable sea level increase of 10 inches is more than twice as great as what
    experts had previously predicted would result from the melting of Greenland's
    ice sheet. According to a study published in the journal Nature Climate Change,
    it might measure up to 30 inches (78 centimeters). In contrast, the
    Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change assessment from last year predicted
    that the expected sea level increase due to Greenland ice melt by the year 2100
    would range from 2 to 5 inches (6 to 13 cm).