Thursday, March 26, 2015

Antarctic ice shelves rapidly thinning

A new study has revealed that the thickness of Antarctica's floating ice shelves has recently decreased by as much as 18 percent in certain areas over nearly two decades, providing new insights on how the Antarctic ice sheet is responding to climate change.



from Oceanography News -- ScienceDaily http://ift.tt/1EYLtIJ

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