How Did Exxon Manage This?
Somehow, man’s burning of fossil fuels in the late 20th century has caused glaciers to begin melting … starting in the 18th century.
Courtesy of I Love My CO2, comes this map of the pretty steady retreat of a glacier in Greenland.
Unfortunately, I can’t find his source. What makes me believe that this is accurate is this similar map of the glaciers at Glacier Bay, Alaska, from Alaska Geographic:
There is also pretty good evidence that the glaciers of Kilamanjaro were retreating before 1900 and most of their measured retreat has occured before 1950. More here.
Anton:
the reference is (without politicians)
Science 24 March 2006:
Vol. 311. no. 5768, pp. 1719 – 1720
DOI: 10.1126/science.1124496
Perspectives
March 12, 2008, 9:45 amCLIMATE CHANGE:
Greenland Rumbles Louder as Glaciers Accelerate
Ian Joughin*