Thursday, April 30, 2015

Gravity data show that Antarctic ice sheet is melting increasingly faster

Researchers 'weighed' Antarctica's ice sheet using gravitational satellite data and found that during the past decade, Antarctica's massive ice sheet lost twice the amount of ice in its western portion compared with what it accumulated in the east. Their conclusion -- the southern continent's ice cap is melting ever faster.

from Oceanography News -- ScienceDaily http://ift.tt/1An9mWr
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