Eric Rignot Glaciers Quotations

The behavior of the glaciers that dump ice into the sea is the most important aspect of understanding how an ice sheet will evolve in a changing climate. It takes a long time to build and melt an ice sheet, but glaciers can react quickly to temperature changes.

It takes a long time to build and melt an ice sheet, but glaciers can react quickly to temperature changes.

We don't think these are just bursts. We haven't seen any of these glaciers coming back to normal.