限界点に到達？ 西南極、ゆっくりと止まることなく融解

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     By Brittany StewartSep 24, 2014, 1:32 pm211 pts
    photo of 限界点に到達？ 西南極、ゆっくりと止まることなく融解 image200年後の地球は全く異なって見えることだろう。今週発表された2つの重要な研究論文は、西南極の氷床が気候変動のあおりを受けて一見避けられない崩壊状態であることを明らかにした。ゆっくりとした崩壊はやがて地球規模で3.6~4.5メートル (12~15フィート) の海面上昇を自ずと引き起こし、世界の島々、低平地、沿岸都市の多くを氾濫させるだろう。
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