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| Global M Estudios - Studies |
Climate Hot Map
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70. Antarctic Peninsula -- Warming 5 times global average. Since 1945, the Antarctic Peninsula has
experienced a warming of about 4.5?F (2.5?C). The annual melt season has increased by 2 to 3 weeks in just
the past 20 years.
73. Antarctica -- Ice shelf disintegration. The 770 square mile (1,994 km2) Larsen A ice shelf disintegrated
suddenly in January 1995.
74. Antarctica -- Ice shelf breakup. After 400 years of relative stability, nearly 1,150 square miles (2,978 km2)
of the Larson B and Wilkins ice shelves collapsed between March 1998 and March 1999.
122. Southern Ocean - Strong warming trend. Measurements from data recorders in the Southern Ocean
waters around Antarctica show a 0.3?F (0.17?C) rise in ocean temperatures between the 1950s and the 1980s.
140. Antarctica - Decreasing Ice-thickness. The permanent ice cover of nine lakes on Signey Island has
decreased by about 45% since the 1950s. Average summer air temperature has warmed by 1.8?F (1?C).
141. Antarctic Peninsula - Collapsing ice-shelf, January-February 2002. The northern section of the Larsen B
ice shelf, an area of 1,250 square miles (3,250 km2), disintegrated in a period of 35 days. This was the largest
collapse event of the last 30 years, bringing the total loss of ice extent from seven ice shelves to 6,760
square miles (17,500 km2) since 1974. The ice retreat is attributed to the region?s strong warming trend -
4.5?F (2.5?C) in the last 50 years.
Harbingers
32. Antarctica -- Penguin population decline. Adelie Penguin populations have shrunk by 33% during the past
25 years in response to declines in their winter sea ice habitat.
70. Antarctic Peninsula -- Warming 5 times global average. Since 1945, the Antarctic Peninsula has
experienced a warming of about 4.5?F (2.5?C). The annual melt season has increased by 2 to 3 weeks in just
the past 20 years.
73. Antarctica -- Ice shelf disintegration. The 770 square mile (1,994 km2) Larsen A ice shelf disintegrated
suddenly in January 1995.
74. Antarctica -- Ice shelf breakup. After 400 years of relative stability, nearly 1,150 square miles (2,978 km2)
of the Larson B and Wilkins ice shelves collapsed between March 1998 and March 1999.
122. Southern Ocean - Strong warming trend. Measurements from data recorders in the Southern Ocean
waters around Antarctica show a 0.3?F (0.17?C) rise in ocean temperatures between the 1950s and the 1980s.
140. Antarctica - Decreasing Ice-thickness. The permanent ice cover of nine lakes on Signey Island has
decreased by about 45% since the 1950s. Average summer air temperature has warmed by 1.8?F (1?C).
141. Antarctic Peninsula - Collapsing ice-shelf, January-February 2002. The northern section of the Larsen B
ice shelf, an area of 1,250 square miles (3,250 km2), disintegrated in a period of 35 days. This was the largest
collapse event of the last 30 years, bringing the total loss of ice extent from seven ice shelves to 6,760
square miles (17,500 km2) since 1974. The ice retreat is attributed to the region?s strong warming trend -
4.5?F (2.5?C) in the last 50 years.
Harbingers
32. Antarctica -- Penguin population decline. Adelie Penguin populations have shrunk by 33% during the past
25 years in response to declines in their winter sea ice habitat.
