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Scientists Discover Huge River Hidden Under Antarctica
Glaciologists say that the river has the potential to substantially affect the way the glacial ice above it flow and melts.
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Antarctica's Ice Melt Quickens, Risks Metres Of Sea Level Rise: Study
Antarctica's annual ice losses have accelerated six-fold in the past 40 years in a trend that could push sea levels metres higher in coming centuries amid man-made global warming, scientists said on Monday.
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Antarctica Warming Could Fuel Disastrous Sea-Level Rise, Study Finds
Temperatures not much warmer than the planet is experiencing now were sufficient to melt a major part of the East Antarctic ice sheet in Earth's past, scientists reported Wednesday, including during one era about 125,000 years ago when sea levels were as much as 20 to 30 feet higher than they are now
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Antarctic Ice Loss Has Tripled In A Decade. If That Continues We Are In Serious Trouble
Antarctica's ice sheet is melting at rapidly increasing rate, now pouring more than 200 billion tons of ice into the ocean annually and raising sea levels a half millimeter every year, a team of 80 scientists reported Wednesday.
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Antarctic Ice Loss May Raise Sea-Level By 3 Metres: Study
Current rates of climate change may trigger instability in a major Antarctic glacier, ultimately leading to a sea-level rise of almost three metres, a new study has warned.
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Climate Model Predicts West Antarctic Ice Sheet Could Melt Rapidly
For half a century, climate scientists have seen the West Antarctic ice sheet, a remnant of the last ice age, as a sword of Damocles hanging over human civilization.
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World's Largest Canyon May Lie Under Antarctic Ice Sheet: Study
Move over, Grand Canyon! The world's largest canyon - over 1,000 kilometre long and up to one kilometre deep - may lie under the Antarctic ice sheet, scientists including those from India have claimed.
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East Antarctic Ice Sheet Stayed Frozen For 14 Million Years
The East Antarctic Ice Sheet (EAIS) has remained frozen for the past 14 million years, according to researchers who used an innovative technique to date one of Antarctica's ancient lake deposits.
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Why Scientists Are So Worried About the Ice Shelves of Antarctica
When it comes to climate change, Antarctica is one of the world's major places of concern, mostly because of the sheer amount of ice it contains - enough to theoretically cause about 200 feet of sea-level rise if it were all to melt - not that anyone thinks that will happen anytime soon.
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Scientists Discover Huge River Hidden Under Antarctica
Glaciologists say that the river has the potential to substantially affect the way the glacial ice above it flow and melts.
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Antarctica's Ice Melt Quickens, Risks Metres Of Sea Level Rise: Study
Antarctica's annual ice losses have accelerated six-fold in the past 40 years in a trend that could push sea levels metres higher in coming centuries amid man-made global warming, scientists said on Monday.
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Antarctica Warming Could Fuel Disastrous Sea-Level Rise, Study Finds
Temperatures not much warmer than the planet is experiencing now were sufficient to melt a major part of the East Antarctic ice sheet in Earth's past, scientists reported Wednesday, including during one era about 125,000 years ago when sea levels were as much as 20 to 30 feet higher than they are now
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Antarctic Ice Loss Has Tripled In A Decade. If That Continues We Are In Serious Trouble
Antarctica's ice sheet is melting at rapidly increasing rate, now pouring more than 200 billion tons of ice into the ocean annually and raising sea levels a half millimeter every year, a team of 80 scientists reported Wednesday.
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Antarctic Ice Loss May Raise Sea-Level By 3 Metres: Study
Current rates of climate change may trigger instability in a major Antarctic glacier, ultimately leading to a sea-level rise of almost three metres, a new study has warned.
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Climate Model Predicts West Antarctic Ice Sheet Could Melt Rapidly
For half a century, climate scientists have seen the West Antarctic ice sheet, a remnant of the last ice age, as a sword of Damocles hanging over human civilization.
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World's Largest Canyon May Lie Under Antarctic Ice Sheet: Study
Move over, Grand Canyon! The world's largest canyon - over 1,000 kilometre long and up to one kilometre deep - may lie under the Antarctic ice sheet, scientists including those from India have claimed.
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East Antarctic Ice Sheet Stayed Frozen For 14 Million Years
The East Antarctic Ice Sheet (EAIS) has remained frozen for the past 14 million years, according to researchers who used an innovative technique to date one of Antarctica's ancient lake deposits.
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Why Scientists Are So Worried About the Ice Shelves of Antarctica
When it comes to climate change, Antarctica is one of the world's major places of concern, mostly because of the sheer amount of ice it contains - enough to theoretically cause about 200 feet of sea-level rise if it were all to melt - not that anyone thinks that will happen anytime soon.
