Tag: antarctica
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Drifting Icebergs Cause Rapid Decline in Antarctica’s Biodiversity
A once-rich habitat in the Antarctic has become an impoverished zone as icebergs…
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Melting Antarctic Glacier Unstoppable, Global Sea Level Could Rise by 4 Feet
A rapidly melting section of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet appears to be in irreversible decline…
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Sea Levels Are Set for Continuing Rise
Sea-level rise may be slow to show its hand but once it really starts, researchers say, it will keep going for centuries, with baleful effects. For each degree by which the Earth warms, they believe, sea levels will probably rise by over two meters.
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Warming Ocean Biggest Driver of Antarctic Ice Melt
Bottom-up ice shelf melt, caused by warming oceans, could be the biggest contributor to ice shelf loss in Antarctica, according to a new study looking to shed light on the world’s most mysterious ice sheet …