26-03-2015 20:13 via scientificamerican.com

Antarctica's Ice Shelves Thin, Threaten Significant Sea Level Rise - Scientific American

Scientific American
Antarctica's Ice Shelves Thin, Threaten Significant Sea Level Rise
Scientific American
As Antarctica's ice sheets thin, the massive rivers of ice behind them can surge forward into the sea. Credit: Michael Studinger/NASA. Over the past two decades, the massive platforms of floating ice that dot the coast of Antarctica have been thinning and doing ...
Big Shelves of Antarctic Ice Melting Faster Than Scientists ThoughtNPR
Antarctic ice shelf thinning "rapidly
Read more »