Why Is Melting Ice a Big Deal?

EcoWatch
By Deutsche WelleMar 22, 2021, 3:25 pm285 pts
By Stuart Braun The melting of the polar ice caps has often been portrayed as a tsunami-inducing Armageddon in popular culture. In the 2004 disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow, the warming Gulf Stream and North Atlantic currents cause rapid polar melting. The result is a massive wall of ocean water that…

Read Article Share
Share Article
- email
- x.com
- facebook
- pocket
- reddit
- tumblr
- linkedin
- pinterest

Trending Today on EcoTopical

Chevy is offering $5,000 off its best-selling EV

Electrek

Chevy is offering $5,000 off its best-selling EV 124

The green passion pay gap

The Ecologist

The green passion pay gap 124

PHYSorg

Dallas greenhouse gas emissions fall below 2015 levels, city data show 123

Yup, What We Said Would Happen Is Happening Thanks To Trump’s Idiotic Approach To International Relations

CleanTechnica

Yup, What We Said Would Happen Is Happening Thanks To Trump’s Idiotic Approach To International Relations 122

How Motional’s Robotaxi is Making Driverless Vehicles a Safe, Reliable and Accessible Reality

CleanTechnica

How Motional’s Robotaxi is Making Driverless Vehicles a Safe, Reliable and Accessible Reality 121

A Year Out From One of the World’s Largest Battery Facility Fires

InsideClimate News

A Year Out From One of the World’s Largest Battery Facility Fires 120

Canada Lowers Tariffs On Chinese Made Cars

CleanTechnica

Canada Lowers Tariffs On Chinese Made Cars 111

Happy Hour Clean Technology Special: Pubinno Smart Tap at CES

CleanTechnica

Happy Hour Clean Technology Special: Pubinno Smart Tap at CES 104

About EcoTopical

Welcome to EcoTopical Your daily eco-friendly green news aggregator.

Leaf through planet Earths environmental headlines in one convenient place. Read, share and discover the latest on ecology, science and green living from the web's most popular sites.

Featured

Wild — Tesla Valuation 111×…

Wild — Tesla Valuation 111× Company’s Forward Free Cash Flow

Federal Court Allows Dominion Energy in…

Federal Court Allows Dominion Energy in Virginia to Continue Offshore Wind…

Clean Energy Advocates Criticize…

Clean Energy Advocates Criticize ‘Glaring’ Omission in White House Plan to…

US electricity demand surged in 2025 –…

US electricity demand surged in 2025 – solar handled 61% of it

A new treaty comes into force to govern…

A new treaty comes into force to govern life on the high seas

Germany’s Hydrogen Backbone & the Long…

Germany’s Hydrogen Backbone & the Long Shadow of Russian Gas

Mosquitoes in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest…

Mosquitoes in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest prefer human blood

Trump’s Push for Coal in Colorado…

Trump’s Push for Coal in Colorado Could Bring ‘Massive’ Harm to Public…

Jackery Brings Creativity & Design To…

Jackery Brings Creativity & Design To Solar & Energy Storage

Podcast: Tesla stops selling FSD, Canada…

Podcast: Tesla stops selling FSD, Canada and EU to slash Chinese EV tariffs, the…