Sunday, April 8, 2018

Receding Grounding Lines

The stunning image is evidence of bad news in Antarctica.
Eight of the frozen continent's 65 major ice streams had retreated by more than 410 feet per year—five times the average rate of retreat since the end of the last ice age.
The grounding line retreat reinforces concerns about a worst-case Antarctic meltdown scenario, with global sea level rising 10 feet by 2100.

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