Melting threat from West Antarctic Ice Sheet less than previously believed
Thursday, May 14, 2009 - 13:35
in Earth & Climate
(PhysOrg.com) -- While a total or partial collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet as a result of warming would not raise global sea levels as high as some predict, levels on the U.S. seaboards would rise 25 percent more than the global average and threaten cities like New York, Washington, D.C., and San Francisco, according to a new study.