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Arctic Ice Cap Flowing 25 Times Faster into Ocean

2015-01-24 02:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Nature World: A remote Arctic ice cap, in the face of warming temperatures and climate change, is now flowing 25 times faster into the ocean compared to 2012, a new study shows. According to satellite images, the southeast region of Austfonna, located in the Svalbard archipelago, is thinning at an incredible rate. In fact, in the last three years alone the region has thinned by more than 50 meters (164 feet) - about one sixth of its original thickness. Consequentially, melting is now occurring within 10...

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