British researchers from the University of Leeds have refuted the existing opinion of science about the intensity of global warming. Humanity will feel its critical consequences not in 50, as previously thought, but in 10 years.
According to the new forecast, continental glaciers will melt 20% faster every decade, relative to current estimates. Global warming has a huge impact on the state of the Earth's climate. According to information obtained by specialists from Leeds and Exter Universities with the participation of the British Met Office, permafrost areas are more sensitive to changes in ambient temperature.
In the report of scientists, it is said that in northern Norway, sharp changes have been recorded in the area of permafrost dominance. This is due to the fact, scientists comment, that the peat bog soils located there contribute to an increase in temperature. As a result, it became higher than the nominal value for this region. As a result, greenhouse gas emissions have increased. Distributed in the air, they contribute to the dispersion of sunlight.
Researchers believe that under the influence of such factors in a number of regions of the planet, climate change is accelerating, and temperatures will reach critical levels. Experts predict that a person cannot deal with a global problem. In the next 20 years, the melting of continental ice will accelerate exponentially.
The exponential growth means that in 50 years the area of permafrost soils will decrease by 4 million square meters. meters, which is comparable to the territory occupied by India. This is because the Arctic is warming up almost twice as fast as other geographic areas.
Artem Gvozdev