Friday, 8 March 2013

Canada's glaciers could shrink by a fifth by 2100

Washington (AFP) March 7, 2013



A fifth of Canada's glaciers could be gone by the end of the century, a casualty of global warming that would drive a 1.4-inch (3.5-centimeter) rise in sea levels, a study found Thursday.

"Even if we only assume moderate global warming, it is still highly likely that the ice is going to melt at an alarming rate," lead author Jan Lenaerts said in a statement.

And "the chances of it ...