Evidence of repeated rapid retreat of the East Antarctic ice sheet

Wednesday, May 18, 2016 - 21:01 in Earth & Climate

Research published in the journal Nature on May 19, 2016 has revealed that vast regions of the Totten Glacier in East Antarctica are fundamentally unstable and have contributed significantly to rising sea levels several times in the past. Totten Glacier is the most rapidly thinning glacier in East Antarctica, and this study raises concerns that […]

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