There's a useful new addition to the Time for Geography series of videos. Made in association with the Durham University geography department, and others including Swansea, RHUL and Newcastle (plus ESRI UK) it explores Antarctica, ice melt and sea level rise. It also shows the use of GIS in helping to track the changing integrity of key ice sheets and ice shelves.
Antarctica contains 90% of the world's ice.
If all this ice melted, global sea levels would rise by 58 metres!
So as global air and ocean temperatures rise, it is important that we understand how Antarctica is changing.
To investigate this, we team up with leading Antarctic researchers Dr David Small and Dr Bethan Davies. Through hands-on demonstrations, we explore:The fascinating makeup of Antarctica: a rocky continent covered by a dynamic system of ice sheets, ice shelves and ice streams,
How these different types of ice respond to climate change and affect sea levels,
What this means for future global sea level rise.
Written and developed by: David Small, Bethan Davies, Rob Parker, Harriet Ridley, Tim Parker, Emily Bilbie, Addy Pope, Katie Hall, David Morgan, Adrian Luckman
This video was supported with funding from NERC grant NE/T011963/1.
How these different types of ice respond to climate change and affect sea levels,
What this means for future global sea level rise.
Written and developed by: David Small, Bethan Davies, Rob Parker, Harriet Ridley, Tim Parker, Emily Bilbie, Addy Pope, Katie Hall, David Morgan, Adrian Luckman
This video was supported with funding from NERC grant NE/T011963/1.
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