{"id":8609,"date":"2022-01-03T16:09:01","date_gmt":"2022-01-03T19:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saltanoticiassalta.org\/?p=8609"},"modified":"2022-01-03T16:09:04","modified_gmt":"2022-01-03T19:09:04","slug":"thwaites-si-este-glaciar-se-derrite-se-desata-la-catastrofe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saltanoticiassalta.org\/?p=8609","title":{"rendered":"Thwaites: si este glaciar se derrite, se desata la cat\u00e1strofe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong><em>El calentamiento global pone en peligro las capas de hielo de la Ant\u00e1rtida. Ahora, el gigantesco glaciar Thwaites amenaza con desprenderse. Si eso ocurre, el resultado ser\u00eda un enorme aumento del nivel del mar.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8613\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/saltanoticiassalta.org\/?attachment_id=8613\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/saltanoticiassalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/calentamiento-global.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"268,188\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"calentamiento-global\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/saltanoticiassalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/calentamiento-global.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/saltanoticiassalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/calentamiento-global.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/saltanoticiassalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/calentamiento-global.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8613\" width=\"575\" height=\"403\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong><em>El glaciar Thwaites es uno de los m\u00e1s grandes de la Ant\u00e1rtida. Su \u00e1rea total es de 192.000 kil\u00f3metros cuadrados, similar a la de Gran Breta\u00f1a. Un tercio es la plataforma de hielo, capas flotantes de agua congelada. El Thwaites es una de las principales barreras contra el aumento del nivel del mar en todo el mundo. El problema es que la plataforma de hielo se est\u00e1 resquebrajando cada vez m\u00e1s.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"442\" data-attachment-id=\"8614\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/saltanoticiassalta.org\/?attachment_id=8614\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/saltanoticiassalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ubicasion-del-glaciar.png\" data-orig-size=\"700,442\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ubicasion-del-glaciar\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/saltanoticiassalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ubicasion-del-glaciar-300x189.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/saltanoticiassalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ubicasion-del-glaciar.png\" src=\"https:\/\/saltanoticiassalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ubicasion-del-glaciar.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saltanoticiassalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ubicasion-del-glaciar.png 700w, https:\/\/saltanoticiassalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ubicasion-del-glaciar-300x189.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong><em>Los investigadores advierten de un &#8220;cambio dram\u00e1tico&#8221; en el glaciar. En los pr\u00f3ximos tres a cinco a\u00f1os, una secci\u00f3n del Thwaites de 45 kil\u00f3metros de largo que flota en el mar podr\u00eda romperse &#8220;como el parabrisas de un coche&#8221;, dijo a la BBC el glaci\u00f3logo Ted Scambos.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8615\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/saltanoticiassalta.org\/?attachment_id=8615\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/saltanoticiassalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/glaciar-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"300,168\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"glaciar-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/saltanoticiassalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/glaciar-2.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/saltanoticiassalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/glaciar-2.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/saltanoticiassalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/glaciar-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8615\" width=\"573\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saltanoticiassalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/glaciar-2.jpg 300w, https:\/\/saltanoticiassalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/glaciar-2-1280x720.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 573px) 100vw, 573px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong><em>Un quiebre en la plataforma de hielo tendr\u00eda consecuencias de amplio alcance: hasta ahora, esa secci\u00f3n ha actuado como muro de contenci\u00f3n ante el glaciar que avanza desde tierra firme. Si la plataforma de hielo desaparece, el hielo del glaciar fluir\u00e1 sin freno hasta el mar. Gran parte del glaciar podr\u00eda colapsar y convertirse en icebergs que flotar\u00edan libremente, temen los investigadores.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8616\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/saltanoticiassalta.org\/?attachment_id=8616\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/saltanoticiassalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/glaciar-4.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1080,624\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"glaciar-4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/saltanoticiassalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/glaciar-4-300x173.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/saltanoticiassalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/glaciar-4-960x555.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/saltanoticiassalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/glaciar-4-960x555.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8616\" width=\"573\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saltanoticiassalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/glaciar-4-960x555.jpg 960w, https:\/\/saltanoticiassalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/glaciar-4-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/saltanoticiassalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/glaciar-4-768x444.jpg 768w, https:\/\/saltanoticiassalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/glaciar-4-1024x592.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/saltanoticiassalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/glaciar-4.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 573px) 100vw, 573px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong><em>La raz\u00f3n por la que el glaciar Thwaites se est\u00e1 derritiendo es el cambio clim\u00e1tico y el aumento de la temperatura en el mar. Eso socava cada vez m\u00e1s el enorme glaciar, en cuya parte inferior hay enormes huecos derretidos que han generado cuevas de hielo. El flujo de salida de agua del glaciar, que est\u00e1 sometido a un meticuloso escrutinio de la ciencia, se ha duplicado en los \u00faltimos 30 a\u00f1os.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8617\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/saltanoticiassalta.org\/?attachment_id=8617\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/saltanoticiassalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/glaciar-4-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"glaciar-4-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/saltanoticiassalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/glaciar-4-1-300x150.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/saltanoticiassalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/glaciar-4-1-960x480.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/saltanoticiassalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/glaciar-4-1-960x480.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8617\" width=\"577\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saltanoticiassalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/glaciar-4-1-960x480.jpg 960w, https:\/\/saltanoticiassalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/glaciar-4-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/saltanoticiassalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/glaciar-4-1-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/saltanoticiassalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/glaciar-4-1-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/saltanoticiassalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/glaciar-4-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong><em>Los glaciares Thwaites y Pine Island ya son responsables del diez por ciento del aumento del nivel global del mar. El inminente colapso del Thwaites tendr\u00eda, sin embargo, consecuencias mucho m\u00e1s catastr\u00f3ficas. Si eso ocurriera, el aumento del nivel del mar ser\u00eda de 65 cent\u00edmetros a nivel global, en promedio.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8618\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/saltanoticiassalta.org\/?attachment_id=8618\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/saltanoticiassalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/glaciar-6.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"277,182\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"glaciar-6\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/saltanoticiassalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/glaciar-6.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/saltanoticiassalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/glaciar-6.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/saltanoticiassalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/glaciar-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8618\" width=\"574\" height=\"377\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong><em>Pero eso ser\u00eda apenas el comienzo. Como Thwaites act\u00faa como tap\u00f3n y ralentiza el flujo de los glaciares vecinos (como el Pine Island, en la foto), tambi\u00e9n es conocido como glaciar del D\u00eda del Juicio Final, o Doomsday. Su colapso podr\u00eda dejar paso libre a gran parte del hielo ant\u00e1rtico, cuya llegada al mar elevar\u00eda su nivel en hasta 3,30 metros.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>El calentamiento global pone en peligro las capas de hielo de la Ant\u00e1rtida. 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