Study Shows Glaciers Have Lost '3 Olympic Swimming Pools Per Second' Since 2000 | Common Dreams
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A study in Nature reveals glaciers lost 273 billion metric tons of ice annually since 2000, impacting freshwater resources and sea-level rise.
      • pezhore@infosec.pub
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        3 days ago

        For you and @Stalinwolf@lemmy.ca, from llama3.2:

        So, approximately 8,144,000 football fields would weigh around 273 billion metric tons.

        • Stalinwolf@lemmy.ca
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          2 days ago

          Holy shit. That’s too big to wrap my head around. What if we tried those yellow Blue Bird school busses?

          • pezhore@infosec.pub
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            2 days ago

            A standard Blue Bird bus weighs around 10-15 tons (10,000 - 15,000 kg), depending on the model and configuration. Let’s assume an average weight of 12.5 tons (12,500 kg) for this calculation.

            Now, let’s divide the total weight by the weight of a single bus:

            273 billion metric tons ÷ 12,500 kg/bus ≈ 21,800,000 buses

            So, approximately 21.8 million Blue Bird school buses would weigh around 273 billion metric tons.

            Keep in mind that this is another purely theoretical calculation for entertainment purposes only.