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What happened to glaciers around the world over the 30-40years?
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∙ 11y ago
All glaciers have been shrinking in the last 40 years/ Some say it is global warming. It is debatable if it is a natural cycle or caused by human interference.
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Is glaciers light?
Glaciers are extremely heavy and massive. Glaciers cover about 10 percent of the Earth's land area and store around 75 percent of the world's freshwater.
Are glaciers around the world changing size?
Glaciers are dynamic to begin with, meaning they are always changing in some way. But most glaciers around the world are currently losing mass - that is, they are melting more than they can gain through new snowfall - largely because of warming temperatures.
At around 500000 bc what did the extensive glaciers do to the sea level around the world?
The sea level lowered
How did Louis agassiz get his theory that glaciers covered the earth?
Louis Agassiz collected his evidence that glaciers covered most of the earth because he grew up and lived in Europe. In Europe he found several rocks that were very scratched and/or polished. And since there was nothing in Europe that pointed to why this happened he automatically thought that Europe was covered by glaciers. So we know that Agassiz loved to travel so when he traveled he saw more and more of these rocks in different places around the world. So if he figured that if he saw them in Europe that means there must have been alot of glaciers around the world. And now thanks to Mr. Louis Agassiz and our present technology we found that his theory of glaciers around the world was indeed correct. Tyler Hickey from the the Harvard Institute of America.
How many glaciers are around the world?
greenland Is a glacier DUA
Where are the Glaciers?
all around the world :)
Is glaciers light?
Glaciers are extremely heavy and massive. Glaciers cover about 10 percent of the Earth's land area and store around 75 percent of the world's freshwater.
Are glaciers around the world changing size?
Glaciers are dynamic to begin with, meaning they are always changing in some way. But most glaciers around the world are currently losing mass - that is, they are melting more than they can gain through new snowfall - largely because of warming temperatures.
At around 500000 bc what did the extensive glaciers do to the sea level around the world?
The sea level lowered
What part of the world are the glaciers melting in?
From what I've read recently, Glacier melt activity is happening all over/around the Earth; the Arctic Glaciers are receeding, the Antarctic Glaciers are receeding, the Glaciers in Glacier National Park in the US are almost gone, and the Glaciers in the Alps are receeding.
How did Louis agassiz get his theory that glaciers covered the earth?
Louis Agassiz collected his evidence that glaciers covered most of the earth because he grew up and lived in Europe. In Europe he found several rocks that were very scratched and/or polished. And since there was nothing in Europe that pointed to why this happened he automatically thought that Europe was covered by glaciers. So we know that Agassiz loved to travel so when he traveled he saw more and more of these rocks in different places around the world. So if he figured that if he saw them in Europe that means there must have been alot of glaciers around the world. And now thanks to Mr. Louis Agassiz and our present technology we found that his theory of glaciers around the world was indeed correct. Tyler Hickey from the the Harvard Institute of America.
How many glaciers are around the world?
greenland Is a glacier DUA
What parts of the world were not covered with glaciers?
2/3 of the earth is covered by glaciers
How much of the world today is covered by glaciers?
10% of the world
Are most of the world's glaciers advancing retreating or remaining stable?
Most of the world's glaciers are retreating. The glaciers have been retreating slowly since 1850 but since 1980 they have been melting at much faster rates.
What percentage of the world's water is in glaciers?
70%
Which is the biggest glacier in the world?
The ice sheets on Antarctica and Greenland are the largest in the world. They are shrinking.
