JEFF Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Scientists bid farewell to the first Icelandic glacier lost to climate change. If more melt, it can be disastrous By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Updated 1:26 AM ET, Sun August 18, 2019 (CNN)Scientists say they are bidding farewell to Okjökull, the first Icelandic glacier lost to climate change, in a funeral of sorts. Researchers will gather Sunday in Borgarfjörður, Iceland, to memorialize Okjökull, known as Ok for short, after it lost its status as a glacier in 2014. The inscription, titled "A letter to the future," on the monument paints a bleak picture. "Ok is the first Icelandic glacier to lose its status as a glacier. In the next 200 years, all our glaciers are expected to follow the same path. https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/18/health/glaciers-melting-climate-change-trnd/index.html And to think ours melted over 10000 years ago. Damn industry... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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