Antarctica glacier's retreat 'unprecedented'

Tuesday, January 15, 2013 - 19:50 in Earth & Climate

Like a plug in a leaky dam, little Pine Island Glacier holds back part of the massive West Antarctic Ice Sheet, whose thinning ice is contributing to sea level rise.

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