as the glaciers get smaller i would expect the rate of melt would increase exponentially'CANCUN, Mexico Glaciers are melting fastest in southern South America and Alaska and communities urgently need to adapt to the meltdown, according to a UN report released Tuesday.
Many low-lying glaciers may disappear over the coming decades, with the northwest United States, southwest Canada and the Arctic also affected, according to the report compiled by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and scientists, presented at UN climate talks in Cancun, Mexico.
Most glaciers -- which are formed by accumulations of snow and ice -- started shrinking around 150 years ago, but the rate of ice loss has increased significantly since the 1980s, the report said.
AFP: Glaciers melting fastest in South America, Alaska: UN
Of course, the UN has no dog in the fight.
I see this needs to be bumped, for those who can't seem to think for themselves.