Old aerial photos give scientists a new tool to predict sea level rise

Old aerial photos give scientists a new tool to predict sea level rise

On 28 November 1966, an American airplane flies over the Antarctic Peninsula just south of the southernmost tip of Chile. On board is a photographer, probably from the U.S. Navy, whose job is to map the Antarctic landscape. But it turns out that the photographer is also documenting a very special situation that is in progress. He shoots an aerial photo of the Wordie Ice Shelf, which, 30 years later, has almost vanished after a total collapse.

Old Aerial Photos Give Scientists A New Tool To Predict Sea Level Rise

Eddie Gonzales Jr. – MessageToEagle.com – Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have uncovered insights into Antarctic ice shelf collapses, which are crucial for predicting sea level rise in the Northern Hemisphere. Old aerial photos were of great help in this critical research. The Wordie Ice Shelf has undergone a total collapse since first photographed […]