West Antarctic Ice Sheet loss over the last 11,000 years seen in new study

Wind-driven incursions of warm water forced the retreat of glaciers in West Antarctica during the past 11,000 years, a new report explains. These new results enable researchers to better understand how environmental change may impact future sea-level rise from this climate-sensitive region.

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