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Scientists Worried As One Major Problem Could Be Putting Antarctica’s Largest Ice Shelf at RiskThe gushing spout of warm water could rapidly melt the Antarctic ice shelf and lead to rising sea levels sooner than we think.
Antarctica's Filchner ... ice could cause the shelf to melt. "If the warm water reaches underneath the ice shelf, it would melt the base of the ice shelf," study first author Nadine Steiger, a ...
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Research Reveals ‘Warm Water’ Flowing Toward One of Antarctica’s Biggest Ice Shelves Could Dramatically Raise Sea LevelsResearch Reveals ‘Warm Water’ Flowing Toward One of Antarctica’s Biggest Ice Shelves Could Dramatically Raise Sea Levels ...
Ice shelves surround most of Antarctica and the largest, the Ronne-Filchner Ice Shelf, is the size of Spain. The ice shelves that encircle Antarctica serve a very important role in holding back ...
It is not clear whether the warmer flows of 2017 and 2018 actually reached the edge of the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf itself. However, researchers did observe warmer waters meeting the ice in summer ...
"Warm" water is flowing toward one of Antarctica's biggest ice shelves, which, if it melted, could dramatically raise sea levels. The Filchner ... the ice shelf, it would melt the base of the ice ...
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