Antarctic ice sheets capable of hasty retreat
Researchers look back to the end of the last Ice Age.
The ice shelves surrounding the Antarctic coastline were retreating at up to 50 metres a day at the end of the last I...
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Satellites map melting ice sheets
A new view of Greenland and Antarctica.
Ice sheet losses from Greenland and Antarctica have outpaced snow accumulation and contributed around 14 millimetres ...
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Ice sheet melt increased sea levels by 3+ metres
Future ice melt is heading far beyond anything we’ve seen.
Mass ice melt of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet was a major cause of high sea levels during a period Last Interglacial ...