The vast glaciers of western Antarctica are rapidly melting and losing ice to the sea and almost certainly have "passed the point of no return," according to new work by two separate teams of scientists.
The likely result: a rise in global sea levels of 4 feet or more in the coming centuries, says research made public Monday by scientists at the University of Washington, the University of California-Irvine and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Good news?
Yes, because it means we can stop arguing about climate change. If it's a done deal then there's no point in impoverishing ourselves with useless restrictions and taxes on fossil fuels. Instead we should rededicate our efforts to adapting to the changes that are apparently inevitable.
Right?
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