accelerated melting

Langue: fr

📖 Définitions

fonte accélérée; Fonte rapide des glaciers

EN: The process of ice or snow melting at a rate faster than the historical average, typically due to global warming and climate change.; A rapid reduction in the volume or extent of frozen water bodies, such as glaciers, ice caps, or sea ice, often resulting in rising sea levels.

Scientists warn that accelerated melting of permafrost could release significant amounts of methane into the atmosphere.

Les scientifiques mettent en garde : la fonte accélérée du pergélisol pourrait libérer d'importantes quantités de méthane dans l'atmosphère.
The accelerated melting of polar ice sheets poses a severe threat to global sea levels.

La fonte accélérée des calottes glaciaires polaires constitue une menace sérieuse pour le niveau mondial de la mer.