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Antarctic Ice Shelf Thinning from Above... and Below

2015-05-13 19:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Nature World: One of Antarctica's largest ice shelves is thinning from above and below, helping scientists finally understand just what exactly is causing this rapid ice melt, according to new research. The Larsen C Ice Shelf - whose neighbors Larsen A and B, collapsed in 1995 and 2002 - has long puzzled scientists. They have debated for decades whether warming air temperatures or warmer ocean currents are behind the collapse of the Antarctic Peninsula's floating ice shelves. But new findings, published...

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