Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Sunshine speeded 1940s Swiss glacier melt

Subject: txt 1st grn o2g -
A surge in sunshine more than 60 years ago helped Swiss mountain glaciers melt faster than today. Swiss researchers said Monday.

Their study into the impact of solar radiation on Alpine glaciers made the "surprising discovery" that in the 1940s, and especially summer 1947, the ice floes lost the most ice since measurements begin 95 years ago...

[Sun melts ice. That is surprising. Wonder how much that 'study' cost.]

READ MORE


.

.

No comments: