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Study: West Antarctic Ice Sheet Collapse 'Unavoidable'

  • #Climate change
  • #Antarctica
  • #Environment
  • #Weather
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OCT 2023
Image copyright: Wikimedia Commons
story last updated OCT 2023

The Spin

Narrative A

This study is a wake-up call. Preventing a catastrophe is still possible and reducing greenhouse gas emissions could give societies time to prepare for and adapt to rising sea levels. Cutting CO2 would prevent the rest of the Antarctic Ice Sheet — containing more than ten times as many meters of sea-level rise — from melting.

Nature

Narrative B

This isn't the first time scientists have raised the alarm regarding the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. The region witnessed similar lows in 2017 and 2022. While climate change is an urgent issue, its catastrophic framing alienates and polarizes large portions of the population. Climate alarmism must be taken with a grain of salt as it can risk doing more harm than good.

National Post

Metaculus Prediction


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