In this new study based on photographs, it has been estimated that between 1992 and 2017, due to the melting of glaciers, there has been an increase of about 7.6 mm in sea level.
Antarctica is the largest reservoir of frozen water on Earth. It is being greatly affected by the growing problem of climate change and global warming. The ice of Antarctica is melting very fast, due to which the water level of the sea is increasing all over the world, due to which there is a danger of drowning the cities situated on the seashore. Now a new information about Antarctica has come to the fore. It has been found in the new study that the huge glaciers of ice are moving fast. In this study, analysis of 10,000 pictures taken from satellite has been done.
According to researchers at Leeds University, giant ice glaciers flowing from one place to another in Antarctica are moving rapidly in summer. Between 2014 and 2021, 10,000 photographs have been taken from the satellite over the Antarctic Peninsula.
After analyzing these pictures, the team of researchers gave the result that huge glaciers are moving. This study, published in the journal Nature Geosciences, warns of the dangers coming due to Antarctica in the future.
The Antarctic Peninsula lies in the northernmost part of Antarctica and is the warmest region, where there is a good presence of penguins, seals and whales. To understand this area, the team of scientists observed 10,000 pictures taken from space, then it was found that the glaciers of Antarctica are flowing rapidly in the surrounding oceans and releasing water.
According to the research study, the glaciers present in Antarctica travel an average of about one kilometer every year. They also affect the weather. According to reports, when the temperature rises, these glaciers start flowing up to 22 percent faster. In such a situation, the water level of the sea increases and there are also its dangers.
It has been estimated in the study that between 1992 and 2017, due to the melting of glaciers, the sea level has increased by about 7.6 mm. According to Ben Wallis, the lead researcher of the study, the glaciers present in Antarctica are extremely sensitive to the environment. This information has been confirmed by the pictures taken from the satellite that these glaciers are moving.
